Fatal crash profile · Model year
2007 Peterbilt 379
Compared with Peterbilt 379 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 103
- Fatal crashes
- 103
- Deaths inside
- 10
- Other deaths
- 107
Between 2020 and 2024, 103 vehicles described as 2007 Peterbilt 379 were involved in 103 fatal crashes in the United States. 10 people died inside these vehicles and 107 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 | 17 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2024 | 12 |
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
9%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 85 percent of the share for Peterbilt 379: 10%
- About 80 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 20 |
| 2021 | 3 | 40 |
| 2022 | 3 | 19 |
| 2023 | 2 | 18 |
| 2024 | 2 | 10 |
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
2%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About one-third of the share for Peterbilt 379: 6%
- About one-third of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
2%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.7 times the share for Peterbilt 379: 1%
- About 1.5 times the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
32%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Peterbilt 379: 27%
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2007 Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 1.9% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 32.0% | 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 | 73 |
| Cloudy | 18 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 68 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 21 |
| Dark - Lighted | 10 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 18 |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Iowa | 5 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Kansas | 4 |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Alabama | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 |
| Mississippi | 4 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2023 | Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa | US-34 | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | Franklin County, Pennsylvania | I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2023 | Plano, Collin County, Texas | US-75 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2023 | San Diego County, California | I-8 | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2023 | Daviess County, Indiana | US-231 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Cass County, Michigan | SR-60 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Cottonwood County, Minnesota | US-71 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Hamilton County, Iowa | CR-D20/190TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Monroe County, Indiana | I-69 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | Sherman County, Texas | US-54 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Will County, Illinois | I-55 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Franklin County, Mississippi | US-84 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Dixon County, Nebraska | SR-12 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Harney County, Oregon | US-20 ODOT 7 | 2 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas | US-160 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2022 | Alexander County, Illinois | SR-146 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | SR-130 | 1 |
| May 13, 2022 | Morrison County, Minnesota | SR-27 | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2022 | Conecuh County, Alabama | US-84 SR-12 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | Jefferson County, Texas | SR-73 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | RTE 1 NORTH WASHINGTON ST | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Oktibbeha County, Mississippi | US-82 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Gonzales County, Texas | US-183 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | I-55 | 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.