Fatal crash profile · Model year

2008 GMC Sierra

Compared with GMC Sierra · GMC · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
179
Fatal crashes
179
Deaths inside
94
Other deaths
103

Between 2020 and 2024, 179 vehicles described as 2008 GMC Sierra were involved in 179 fatal crashes in the United States. 94 people died inside these vehicles and 103 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 35
2021 37
2022 39
2023 36
2024 32

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

48%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for GMC Sierra: 39%
  • About 1.1 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 19 21
2021 20 19
2022 17 26
2023 21 20
2024 17 17

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

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for GMC Sierra: 16%
  • About 1.2 times the share for GMC: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

31%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.5 times the share for GMC Sierra: 21%
  • About 1.7 times the share for GMC: 18%
  • About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

50%

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

  • About the same as the share for GMC Sierra: 47%
  • About the same as the share for GMC: 48%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2008 GMC Sierra GMC Sierra GMC All vehicles
Driver speeding 19.6% 16.5% 16.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 30.7% 20.9% 18.4% 17.7%
At night 50.3% 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 129
Cloudy 27
Rain 17
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Sleet or Hail 1

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 88
Dark - Not Lighted 47
Dark - Lighted 32
Dawn 6
Dusk 4

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 21
Indiana 11
Florida 10
California 9
Louisiana 9
Mississippi 9
Michigan 8
Georgia 8
Alabama 8
Illinois 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Mar 20, 2024 Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas 1
Mar 16, 2024 Newaygo County, Michigan 1
Feb 12, 2024 Posey County, Indiana 1
Feb 9, 2024 Pearl River County, Mississippi 2
Jan 23, 2024 Washington County, Texas 2
Jan 10, 2024 Tallapoosa County, Alabama 1
Jan 2, 2024 Kerr County, Texas 1
Dec 6, 2023 Middleton, Essex County, Massachusetts 1
Oct 31, 2023 Haskell County, Kansas 1
Oct 9, 2023 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Oct 4, 2023 Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska 1
Sep 22, 2023 Cannon County, Tennessee 1
Sep 13, 2023 Gallatin County, Montana 2
Sep 9, 2023 Hinton, Plymouth County, Iowa 1
Aug 22, 2023 Hamilton County, Indiana 2
Aug 13, 2023 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 10, 2023 Hartford, Washington County, New York 1
Aug 6, 2023 Lafayette Parish, Louisiana 2
Jul 28, 2023 Granville County, North Carolina 1
Jul 28, 2023 Shelby County, Indiana 1
Jul 23, 2023 Glasscock County, Texas 1
Jul 23, 2023 Brighton, Adams County, Colorado 1
Jul 21, 2023 Livermore, Alameda County, California 1
Jul 16, 2023 Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi 2
Jul 15, 2023 Cocke County, Tennessee 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.