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
Jun 8, 2024	Cameron County, Texas	PR 100/QUEEN ISABELLA CSWY	1
May 1, 2024	Hendricks County, Indiana	CR-400 S	2
Apr 27, 2024	Temple, Bell County, Texas	SR-36	2
Apr 19, 2024	Trempealeau County, Wisconsin	US-53	1
Mar 31, 2024	Clark County, Missouri	SR-B	1
Mar 30, 2024	Travis County, Texas	FM 973	3
Mar 30, 2024	Denver, Denver County, Colorado	SR-30 S HAVANA ST	1
Mar 28, 2024	Wabasha County, Minnesota	CR-11	1
Mar 22, 2024	Jefferson County, Alabama	I-59	1
Mar 20, 2024	Columbia, Boone County, Missouri	US-63 RAMP	1
Mar 13, 2024	New Castle County, Delaware	CR-7 LIMESTONE RD	1
Mar 6, 2024	Eddy County, New Mexico	SR-31 POTASH MINES RD	1
Mar 6, 2024	Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado	US-40 W COLFAX AVE	1
Mar 3, 2024	Clay County, Florida	US-17	1
Feb 21, 2024	Wythe County, Virginia	SR-11/WEST LEE HIGHWAY	1
Feb 19, 2024	Martin County, Texas	SR-176	1
Feb 9, 2024	Perris, Riverside County, California	A ST	1
Jan 29, 2024	Sacramento, Sacramento County, California	SR-99	1
Jan 25, 2024	Wood County, Texas	FM 1799	1
Jan 25, 2024	Jackson County, Michigan	US-127	1
Dec 19, 2023	Indio, Riverside County, California	INDIO SPRINGS PKWY	1
Dec 17, 2023	Hughson, Stanislaus County, California	HATCH RD	1
Dec 7, 2023	Josephine County, Oregon	WHITE SCHOOLHOUSE RD	1
Nov 25, 2023	Holmes County, Mississippi	SR-17	1
Nov 16, 2023	Bogata, Red River County, Texas	US-271	1

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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.