Fatal crash profile · Model

GMC Sonoma

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 208
Fatal crashes: 208
Deaths inside: 169
Other deaths: 50

Between 2020 and 2024, 208 vehicles described as GMC Sonoma were involved in 208 fatal crashes in the United States. 169 people died inside these vehicles and 50 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	57
2022	31
2023	34
2024	36

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

77%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.8 times the share for GMC: 42%
About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	41	13
2021	42	16
2022	25	9
2023	32	4
2024	29	8

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

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

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

25%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for GMC: 18%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

44%

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

About the same as the share for GMC: 48%
About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	GMC Sonoma	GMC	All vehicles
Driver speeding	18.8%	16.2%	19.0%
Driver drinking	25.0%	18.4%	17.7%
At night	43.8%	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	148
Cloudy	28
Rain	19
Snow	2
Blowing 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	112
Dark - Not Lighted	63
Dark - Lighted	21
Dusk	6
Dark - Unknown Lighting	3

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
Georgia	15
Alabama	15
California	13
Texas	13
Missouri	11
Tennessee	11
Florida	11
Indiana	10
North Carolina	9
Michigan	7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

GMC Sonoma by model year

2003 29 crashes
2002 28 crashes
2001 18 crashes
2000 25 crashes
1999 21 crashes
1998 17 crashes
1997 16 crashes
1993 11 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
Jun 28, 2023	Douglas County, Oregon	US-101 ODOT 9	2
Jun 18, 2023	Apache Junction, Pinal County, Arizona	N IRONWOOD DR	1
Jun 3, 2023	California, Moniteau County, Missouri	MU-E BUCHANAN ST	1
May 23, 2023	Ellettsville, Monroe County, Indiana	SR-46	1
May 19, 2023	Pulaski County, Indiana	CR-700	1
May 5, 2023	Thurston County, Washington	SR-510	1
Apr 24, 2023	Sherman, Grayson County, Texas	US-82	1
Apr 19, 2023	Social Circle, Walton County, Georgia	MU-074117 W HIGHTOWER TRL	1
Apr 17, 2023	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	PANTANO PKWY	1
Apr 9, 2023	Macon County, Tennessee	SR-56 GAMALIEL RD	2
Mar 17, 2023	Amite County, Mississippi	SR-584	1
Mar 16, 2023	Lenexa, Johnson County, Kansas	I-35	1
Mar 10, 2023	Gloucester County, Virginia	CR-1216	1
Feb 27, 2023	Scotland County, North Carolina	US-401 WAGRAM RD	1
Feb 3, 2023	Temple, Bell County, Texas	SR-363 LOOP/HK DODGEN LP	1
Jan 30, 2023	Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida	US-1	1
Jan 27, 2023	Summerville, Chattooga County, Georgia	CR-329	1
Jan 25, 2023	Bladen County, North Carolina	SR-87 SOUTH	1
Jan 17, 2023	Warren County, North Carolina	I-85	1
Jan 8, 2023	Greene County, Missouri	US-60	1
Dec 14, 2022	Fresno, Fresno County, California	TULARE ST	1
Dec 10, 2022	Jefferson County, Missouri	SR-V	1
Nov 26, 2022	Henry County, Indiana	CR-100 S	1
Nov 24, 2022	Huron County, Ohio	SR-18	1
Nov 11, 2022	Casey County, Kentucky	US-127	1

Compare GMC Sonoma 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.