Fatal crash profile · Model
GMC Sierra
Compared with GMC · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 4,041
- Fatal crashes
- 4,020
- Deaths inside
- 1,760
- Other deaths
- 2,696
Between 2020 and 2024, 4,041 vehicles described as GMC Sierra were involved in 4,020 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,760 people died inside these vehicles and 2,696 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 789 |
| 2021 | 841 |
| 2022 | 859 |
| 2023 | 773 |
| 2024 | 779 |
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
39%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for GMC: 42%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 365 | 505 |
| 2021 | 386 | 560 |
| 2022 | 385 | 547 |
| 2023 | 327 | 525 |
| 2024 | 297 | 559 |
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: 16%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
21%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.1 times the share for GMC: 18%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
47%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for GMC: 48%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | GMC Sierra | GMC | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 16.5% | 16.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 20.9% | 18.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 2,956 |
| Cloudy | 522 |
| Rain | 269 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 59 |
| Snow | 43 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 2,043 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1,166 |
| Dark - Lighted | 584 |
| Dusk | 94 |
| Dawn | 81 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 561 |
| California | 317 |
| Florida | 262 |
| Louisiana | 173 |
| Michigan | 151 |
| Georgia | 140 |
| Arkansas | 134 |
| Missouri | 125 |
| Tennessee | 124 |
| Alabama | 123 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
GMC Sierra by model year
- 2024 14 crashes
- 2023 22 crashes
- 2022 26 crashes
- 2021 136 crashes
- 2020 160 crashes
- 2019 82 crashes
- 2018 202 crashes
- 2017 202 crashes
- 2016 193 crashes
- 2015 275 crashes
- 2014 215 crashes
- 2013 135 crashes
- 2012 117 crashes
- 2011 157 crashes
- 2010 68 crashes
- 2009 132 crashes
- 2008 179 crashes
- 2007 176 crashes
- 2006 181 crashes
- 2005 189 crashes
- 2004 170 crashes
- 2003 143 crashes
- 2002 145 crashes
- 2001 141 crashes
- 2000 137 crashes
- 1999 86 crashes
- 1998 50 crashes
- 1997 56 crashes
- 1996 39 crashes
- 1995 59 crashes
- 1994 50 crashes
- 1993 27 crashes
- 1992 16 crashes
- 1991 14 crashes
- 1990 19 crashes
- 1989 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2021 | Morehouse Parish, Louisiana | SR-142 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2021 | Bakersfield, Kern County, California | UNION AV | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Lee County, Georgia | SR-91 | 3 |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Madison County, Alabama | CR-WINCHESTER RD | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Gillette, Campbell County, Wyoming | UNION CHAPEL RD | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Goshen County, Wyoming | US-85 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Hunt County, Texas | FM 751/WHITE POINT CSWY | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Richland County, Illinois | US-50 | 2 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida | SR-3 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Overton, Rusk County, Texas | SR-135 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Polk County, Texas | SR-146 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | SR-121 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Carlisle County, Kentucky | US-51 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama | US-431 SR-1 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Clarke County, Alabama | SR-69 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | McCracken County, Kentucky | US-62 BLANDVILLE RD | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | SR-122/4TH ST SE | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | Marion County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Anoka County, Minnesota | CR-22 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Huntley, McHenry County, Illinois | CHARLES SASS PKWY | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Conway County, Arkansas | I-40-31 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2021 | Montgomery County, Tennessee | CR-RIVER RD | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2021 | Beaufort County, South Carolina | US-21 TRASK PKWY | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2021 | Marion, Marion County, Ohio | SR-4 STATE ST | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2021 | Marion County, Texas | FM 2683 | 1 |
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.