Fatal crash profile · Model

GMC Sierra HD

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 169
Fatal crashes: 169
Deaths inside: 41
Other deaths: 164

Between 2020 and 2024, 169 vehicles described as GMC Sierra HD were involved in 169 fatal crashes in the United States. 41 people died inside these vehicles and 164 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	13
2021	20
2022	26
2023	40
2024	70

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

20%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About half the share for GMC: 42%
About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	2	14
2021	6	17
2022	8	23
2023	7	41
2024	18	69

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 45 percent of the share for GMC: 16%
About 35 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About two-thirds of the share for GMC: 18%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%

43%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About 90 percent of the share for GMC: 48%
About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	GMC Sierra HD	GMC	All vehicles
Driver speeding	7.1%	16.2%	19.0%
Driver drinking	12.4%	18.4%	17.7%
At night	42.6%	47.9%	49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	134
Cloudy	16
Rain	10
Snow	2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	96
Dark - Not Lighted	32
Dark - Lighted	22
Dusk	9
Dawn	7

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
Texas	27
California	22
Florida	11
Michigan	8
Colorado	6
Arizona	6
Mississippi	6
Pennsylvania	5
Missouri	5
Georgia	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

GMC Sierra HD by model year

2024 34 crashes
2023 23 crashes
2022 43 crashes
2019 67 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 29, 2024	Salem County, New Jersey	CR-611 DUTCH ROW RD	1
Dec 28, 2024	Effingham County, Illinois	US- 45	1
Dec 19, 2024	Fulton County, Arkansas	US-62	1
Dec 12, 2024	Hamilton County, Ohio	I-71	1
Dec 7, 2024	Solano County, California	GIBSON CANYON RD	1
Dec 2, 2024	Lyon County, Kentucky	I-24 EB	2
Nov 26, 2024	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia	SR-204	1
Nov 20, 2024	Oakland County, Michigan	DIXIE HWY	1
Nov 20, 2024	Kern County, California	TEHACHAPI WILLOW SPRINGS RD	2
Nov 18, 2024	Pepper Pike, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	I-271 NB PEPPER PIKE	2
Nov 17, 2024	Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee	US-231 SR-10 N CUMBERLAND ST	1
Nov 10, 2024	Stanislaus County, California	SR-108	1
Nov 4, 2024	Camden County, Missouri	SR-TT	1
Nov 3, 2024	Park County, Colorado	US-285	1
Oct 28, 2024	Polk County, Oregon	SR-22W ODOT 30	2
Oct 26, 2024	Hillsborough County, Florida	21ST AVE SE	1
Oct 25, 2024	Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico	US-380	1
Oct 24, 2024	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona	E UNIVERSITY DR	1
Oct 19, 2024	New York City, Bronx County, New York	COMMONWEALTH AVE	1
Oct 15, 2024	Houston, Harris County, Texas	I-69/EASTEX FWY	2
Oct 12, 2024	Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana	MU-CALUMET AVE	1
Oct 6, 2024	Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana	I-55	1
Oct 2, 2024	Fannin County, Texas	SR-56	5
Sep 30, 2024	Lipscomb County, Texas	SR-15	1
Sep 18, 2024	Kit Carson County, Colorado	I-70	3

Compare GMC Sierra HD with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.