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
Sep 13, 2020	Newberry County, South Carolina	SR-121	1
Sep 13, 2020	Hernando County, Florida	CORPORATE BLVD	1
Sep 3, 2020	Lee County, Iowa	SR-27/SR-394	1
Aug 30, 2020	`ewa Beach, Honolulu County, Hawaii	SR-93 FARRINGTON HWY	1
Aug 27, 2020	Worcester County, Maryland	US-13	1
Aug 23, 2020	Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado	W FLORIDA AVE	1
Aug 19, 2020	La Grange, Cook County, Illinois	US-34 OGDEN AVE	1
Aug 13, 2020	Sacramento, Sacramento County, California	I ST	1
Aug 8, 2020	Stanislaus County, California	CROWS LANDING RD	1
Aug 6, 2020	New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee	US-11E SR-34	1
Aug 3, 2020	Sandyville, Jackson County, West Virginia	CR-21	1
Jul 31, 2020	Gratiot County, Michigan	CR-N RANSOM RD	1
Jul 11, 2020	Southside, Etowah County, Alabama	SR-77	1
Jul 5, 2020	Adair County, Kentucky	SR-2016	1
Jul 5, 2020	Brazil, Clay County, Indiana	NATIONAL AVE	1
Jun 24, 2020	Eureka County, Nevada	SR-278	1
Jun 15, 2020	Carbon County, Montana	US-310	1
Jun 2, 2020	Sandusky County, Ohio	CR-512 STONE ST	1
May 9, 2020	Mason County, Kentucky	SR-3056	1
May 8, 2020	Redford Township, Wayne County, Michigan	INKSTER RD	1
May 5, 2020	Troup County, Georgia	SR-18	1
May 2, 2020	Westmoreland County, Virginia	SR-3/KINGS HWY	1
Apr 27, 2020	Sinton, San Patricio County, Texas	FM 2046 SODVILLE AVE	1
Mar 20, 2020	Anaheim, Orange County, California	LINCOLN AVE	2
Mar 17, 2020	Wayne County, North Carolina	SSR-1219 OLD GRANTHAM RD	1

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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.