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
Feb 3, 2021	Mountain View, Hawaii County, Hawaii	CR-KAHIKOPELE STREET	1
Jan 31, 2021	Lawrence County, Missouri	SR-174	1
Jan 22, 2021	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia	SR-204	1
Jan 18, 2021	Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina	SR-41 SR-72 E 5TH ST	1
Jan 16, 2021	La Paz County, Arizona	SR-72	1
Jan 13, 2021	Tarrant County, Texas	FM 730	1
Jan 11, 2021	Rowan County, Kentucky	US-60	1
Jan 9, 2021	Johnston County, North Carolina	US-301	1
Dec 16, 2020	Shelby County, Ohio	I-75	2
Dec 13, 2020	Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee	SR-242 BFFALO RD	1
Dec 6, 2020	Baca County, Colorado	US-287	1
Dec 5, 2020	Volusia County, Florida	CR-4164	1
Dec 1, 2020	Baltimore County, Maryland	CR-5677	1
Nov 16, 2020	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	I-43	2
Nov 16, 2020	Greenville, Hunt County, Texas	I-30	1
Oct 26, 2020	Crawford County, Ohio	SR-598 PORTLAND WAY	1
Oct 23, 2020	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	SR-255 HARDING PL	1
Oct 21, 2020	Iron County, Michigan	US-2	1
Oct 20, 2020	Clark, Union County, New Jersey	CR-607	1
Oct 1, 2020	Wichita County, Texas	I-44	1
Oct 1, 2020	Santa Rosa County, Florida	SR-87	1
Sep 27, 2020	Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia	CR-0996	1
Sep 20, 2020	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio	CR-620 WAYNE AV	1
Sep 20, 2020	Dade County, Missouri	CR-217	1
Sep 18, 2020	Clay County, Arkansas	US-67-20	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.