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
Apr 9, 2023	Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana	SR-22	1
Apr 7, 2023	Newaygo County, Michigan	WARNER RD	1
Mar 31, 2023	Ventura County, California	SR-34 E FIFTH ST	1
Mar 20, 2023	Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas	10TH ST	1
Mar 1, 2023	Bowie County, Texas	US-82	2
Feb 19, 2023	Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas	I-69	1
Feb 13, 2023	Fresno, Fresno County, California	BLACKSTONE AVE	1
Feb 12, 2023	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	I-680 SINCLAIRE FWY	1
Feb 4, 2023	Hardee County, Florida	SR-64	1
Jan 5, 2023	Los Angeles County, California	AVENUE R	2
Dec 24, 2022	Morgan County, Missouri	US-50	1
Dec 14, 2022	Jackson, Butts County, Georgia	SR-36	1
Nov 29, 2022	Compton, Los Angeles County, California	SANTA FE AVE	1
Oct 20, 2022	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	I-44	1
Oct 17, 2022	Fate, Rockwall County, Texas	I-30	1
Oct 16, 2022	Galveston, Galveston County, Texas	FM 3005/TERMINI-SAN LUIS PASS	1
Oct 5, 2022	Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona	SR-101 RAMP-C	1
Oct 2, 2022	Vermilion County, Illinois	CATLIN INDIANOLA RD	3
Oct 2, 2022	Saline County, Arkansas	CR-CHICOT RD	1
Sep 4, 2022	Leavenworth County, Kansas	SR-192	1
Sep 4, 2022	Bullhead City, Mohave County, Arizona	SR-68	1
Aug 28, 2022	Oneida, Madison County, New York	CR-18 FAIRVIEW AVE	1
Aug 15, 2022	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa	US-69/E 15TH ST	1
Aug 12, 2022	Midland County, Texas	FM 1787	1
Jul 10, 2022	Wayne County, Michigan	CR-SIX MILE RD	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.