Fatal crash profile · Model
Peterbilt 335
Compared with Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 26
- Fatal crashes
- 26
- Deaths inside
- 4
- Other deaths
- 23
Between 2020 and 2024, 26 vehicles described as Peterbilt 335 were involved in 26 fatal crashes in the United States. 4 people died inside these vehicles and 23 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 medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
15%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
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
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 3 times the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
15%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About half the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Peterbilt 335 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 3.8% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 3.8% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 15.4% | 32.9% | 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 | 16 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 19 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Peterbilt 335 by model year
- 2006 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2024 | Attala County, Mississippi | SR-19 | 1 |
| May 13, 2024 | Bandera County, Texas | SR-173 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Jerome, Yavapai County, Arizona | SR-89A | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Slinger, Washington County, Wisconsin | SR-60 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2023 | Santa Rosa County, Florida | US-98 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | SSR-1011 RAILROAD AVE | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | SR-2007 OXFORD DR | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida | US-1 RIDGEWOOD AVE | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | I-35/PURPLE HEART TRL | 2 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Corona, Riverside County, California | SR-91 | 1 |
| May 4, 2022 | Tyler, Smith County, Texas | SR-248 SPUR | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Merced County, California | FOX RD | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Lamar County, Texas | US-271/SGT JAY HOSKINS MEM HWY | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Fulton County, Georgia | CR-902800 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2021 | Payne County, Oklahoma | SR-51 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Charlottesville, Charlottesville city, Virginia | DRUID AVE | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Hamilton County, Tennessee | CR-KLINGLER LN | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Coweta County, Georgia | I-85 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas | GONZALES ST | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2021 | Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois | SR-71 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2020 | Champaign County, Illinois | CR-1850 N | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia | SR-257 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Bullhead City, Mohave County, Arizona | SR-95 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Richardson, Collin County, Texas | US-75/CENTRAL FWY | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2020 | Etowah County, Alabama | SR-179 | 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.