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
Nov 9, 2023	Polk County, Texas	SR-146	4
Nov 7, 2023	New York City, Kings County, New York	ATLANTIC AVE	1
Oct 26, 2023	Shelton, Mason County, Washington	US-101	1
Oct 13, 2023	Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania	SR-0522 CROGHAN PK	1
Sep 13, 2023	Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California	BEAR VALLEY RD	1
Sep 11, 2023	Tom Green County, Texas	US-87	1
Sep 7, 2023	Poweshiek County, Iowa	SR-146	2
Sep 4, 2023	Payne County, Oklahoma	SR-51	2
Aug 29, 2023	Midland County, Texas	SR-158	1
Aug 15, 2023	Martin County, Texas	FM 1208	1
Aug 15, 2023	Rankin County, Mississippi	I-55 RAMP	1
Aug 12, 2023	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	MU-FERGUSON RD	1
Aug 7, 2023	DeKalb County, Georgia	I-20	1
Aug 4, 2023	Columbia County, Florida	US-441	2
Aug 3, 2023	South Lake, Tarrant County, Texas	FM 1938	1
Aug 3, 2023	Jefferson County, Georgia	SR-580	1
Jul 26, 2023	Lowndes County, Mississippi	MU-MAIN ST	1
Jul 22, 2023	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	SR-340 OLD PHILADELPHIA PIKE	1
Jul 17, 2023	Vernon, Oneida County, New York	SR-365	1
Jun 17, 2023	Mallie, Knott County, Kentucky	SR-1393 BRANHAMS CREEK RD	1
Jun 9, 2023	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	SR-1	1
May 31, 2023	Kern County, California	SR-119	1
Apr 28, 2023	East Bank, Kanawha County, West Virginia	I-77	1
Apr 22, 2023	San Bernardino County, California	I-40	1
Apr 14, 2023	Escambia County, Florida	US-90	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.