Fatal crash profile · Model year

2006 GMC Sierra

Compared with GMC Sierra · GMC · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
181
Fatal crashes
181
Deaths inside
102
Other deaths
97

Between 2020 and 2024, 181 vehicles described as 2006 GMC Sierra were involved in 181 fatal crashes in the United States. 102 people died inside these vehicles and 97 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 pickup trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 32
2021 44
2022 42
2023 34
2024 29

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

51%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for GMC Sierra: 39%
  • About 1.2 times the share for GMC: 42%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 20 17
2021 27 24
2022 25 21
2023 16 19
2024 14 16

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

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for GMC Sierra: 16%
  • About the same as the share for GMC: 16%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for GMC Sierra: 21%
  • About 1.2 times the share for GMC: 18%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

42%

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

  • About 90 percent of the share for GMC Sierra: 47%
  • About 90 percent of the share for GMC: 48%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2006 GMC Sierra GMC Sierra GMC All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.0% 16.5% 16.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.7% 20.9% 18.4% 17.7%
At night 42.0% 47.5% 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 131
Cloudy 28
Rain 5
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
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 101
Dark - Not Lighted 49
Dark - Lighted 15
Dawn 8
Dusk 5

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 17
California 15
Florida 13
Alabama 9
Louisiana 9
Georgia 8
Missouri 7
Tennessee 6
New Mexico 6
Michigan 6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 14, 2021 McIntosh County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 8, 2021 Natrona County, Wyoming 1
Aug 3, 2021 Randolph County, Alabama 1
Jul 29, 2021 Sidney, Kennebec County, Maine 1
Jul 25, 2021 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Jul 20, 2021 Tuscarawas County, Ohio 2
Jul 17, 2021 Toombs County, Georgia 1
Jul 16, 2021 Clarendon County, South Carolina 1
Jul 9, 2021 Sumter County, Alabama 1
Jul 3, 2021 Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi 1
Jun 18, 2021 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Jun 8, 2021 Kern County, California 1
Jun 3, 2021 San Diego County, California 1
May 29, 2021 Adelanto, San Bernardino County, California 2
May 16, 2021 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Apr 19, 2021 Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tennessee 1
Apr 6, 2021 Hillsborough County, Florida 2
Mar 29, 2021 Monroe County, Indiana 1
Mar 2, 2021 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Feb 20, 2021 Wright County, Missouri 1
Feb 4, 2021 Knott County, Kentucky 1
Jan 17, 2021 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Jan 15, 2021 Harris County, Texas 1
Jan 7, 2021 Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois 1
Dec 25, 2020 Hancock County, Mississippi 2

Compare 2006 GMC Sierra 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.