Fatal crash profile · Model year

2015 GMC Sierra

Compared with GMC Sierra · GMC · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
275
Fatal crashes
275
Deaths inside
77
Other deaths
226

Between 2020 and 2024, 275 vehicles described as 2015 GMC Sierra were involved in 275 fatal crashes in the United States. 77 people died inside these vehicles and 226 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 50
2021 63
2022 67
2023 47
2024 48

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

25%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About two-thirds of the share for GMC Sierra: 39%
  • About 60 percent of the share for GMC: 42%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 11 44
2021 13 55
2022 22 51
2023 18 36
2024 13 40

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

9%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 55 percent of the share for GMC Sierra: 16%
  • About 55 percent of the share for GMC: 16%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for GMC Sierra: 21%
  • About three-quarters of the share for GMC: 18%
  • About 80 percent of 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 2015 GMC Sierra GMC Sierra GMC All vehicles
Driver speeding 9.1% 16.5% 16.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 13.8% 20.9% 18.4% 17.7%
At night 49.8% 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 202
Cloudy 35
Rain 26
Fog, Smog, Smoke 4
Snow 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 129
Dark - Not Lighted 79
Dark - Lighted 53
Dusk 5
Dawn 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 49
Florida 24
California 18
Missouri 12
Louisiana 10
North Carolina 9
Tennessee 9
Arkansas 8
Arizona 8
Michigan 8

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 14, 2022 Smith County, Texas 1
Dec 13, 2022 White County, Arkansas 1
Dec 3, 2022 Polk County, Florida 1
Nov 23, 2022 Haltom City, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Oct 31, 2022 Ringgold, Catoosa County, Georgia 1
Oct 24, 2022 San Bernardino County, California 1
Oct 17, 2022 Barren County, Kentucky 1
Oct 9, 2022 Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas 1
Oct 3, 2022 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Sep 30, 2022 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Sep 26, 2022 Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado 1
Sep 23, 2022 St. Landry Parish, Louisiana 2
Sep 21, 2022 Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts 1
Sep 19, 2022 Dothan, Houston County, Alabama 1
Sep 16, 2022 Rock Island County, Illinois 1
Sep 11, 2022 DeKalb County, Illinois 1
Sep 2, 2022 Saginaw County, Michigan 1
Aug 28, 2022 Williamson County, Texas 1
Aug 26, 2022 Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida 1
Aug 13, 2022 DeKalb County, Tennessee 1
Aug 13, 2022 Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan 1
Aug 7, 2022 San Bernardino County, California 1
Jul 31, 2022 Chambers, Apache County, Arizona 1
Jul 28, 2022 Berks County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 21, 2022 Newton County, Missouri 2

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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.