Fatal crash profile · Model year
2002 Peterbilt 379
Compared with Peterbilt 379 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 28
- Fatal crashes
- 28
- Deaths inside
- 3
- Other deaths
- 26
Between 2020 and 2024, 28 vehicles described as 2002 Peterbilt 379 were involved in 28 fatal crashes in the United States. 3 people died inside these vehicles and 26 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 |
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
10%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt 379: 10%
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 9 |
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
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.2 times the share for Peterbilt 379: 6%
- About 1.3 times the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt 379: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
46%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.7 times the share for Peterbilt 379: 27%
- About 1.4 times the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2002 Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.1% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 46.4% | 26.8% | 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 | 23 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4 |
| Nebraska | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| North Dakota | 2 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2024 | Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska | SR-92 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Anderson County, Texas | FM 645 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Fentress County, Tennessee | US-127 SR-28 S YORK HWY | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Granby, Newton County, Missouri | US-60 | 2 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Atoka, Atoka County, Oklahoma | US-75 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Callaway, Bell County, Kentucky | US-119 | 1 |
| May 30, 2024 | Congress, Yavapai County, Arizona | US-93 | 1 |
| May 14, 2024 | Fayette County, Texas | SR-159 | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2024 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | I-80 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | New York City, Kings County, New York | 4TH AVE | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Calhoun County, Michigan | SR-66 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa | I-80 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Lapeer County, Michigan | SR-24 LAPEER RD | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Kidder County, North Dakota | I-94 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Wilson County, North Carolina | US-301 | 1 |
| May 23, 2022 | Campbell County, Tennessee | SR-63 HOWARD BAKER HWY | 1 |
| May 6, 2022 | Green Lake County, Wisconsin | CR-Q | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2022 | Gosper County, Nebraska | US-283 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Mountrail County, North Dakota | SR-8 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | I-65 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Charlotte County, Florida | SR-31 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona | TANGERINE RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Jefferson County, Texas | CR-WILBER RD | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Liberty County, Texas | FM 787 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | Clark County, Nevada | PABCO RD | 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.