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
Jul 6, 2021	Lyon County, Nevada	SR-208	1
Jul 4, 2021	Jerome County, Idaho	2400 EAST RD	1
Jun 16, 2021	McKinley County, New Mexico	I-40	1
Jun 7, 2021	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	SR-139	1
Jun 6, 2021	Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan	SR-21 CORUNNA RD	1
Jun 4, 2021	Bay County, Michigan	CR-LINWOOD RD	1
May 26, 2021	Mobile County, Alabama	CR-ARGYLE RD	1
May 11, 2021	Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia	US-19/82 LIBERTY EXPY	1
May 10, 2021	Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida	SR-85 S FERDON BLVD	1
Apr 28, 2021	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana	I-10	1
Apr 25, 2021	Carson County, Texas	US-60	1
Apr 23, 2021	Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama	DANVILL RD SW	1
Apr 18, 2021	Collin County, Texas	SR-105	1
Apr 18, 2021	Wilkes County, Georgia	SR-10	1
Apr 15, 2021	Sanford, Seminole County, Florida	SR-417	1
Apr 14, 2021	Boone County, Illinois	GENOA RD	1
Apr 13, 2021	Adair County, Oklahoma	CR-AIRPORT S4700	1
Apr 11, 2021	Castro County, Texas	SR-86	1
Mar 27, 2021	Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island	I-95	1
Mar 20, 2021	Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama	US-431 S SR-1	1
Mar 18, 2021	El Paso County, Colorado	SR-94	1
Mar 11, 2021	Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee	US-412 SR-99 BEAR CREEK PK	1
Mar 5, 2021	Jasper County, Texas	US-96	1
Mar 3, 2021	Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi	SR-145	1
Feb 18, 2021	Upson County, Georgia	CS-DELRAY	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.