Fatal crash profile · Model

Peterbilt 386

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 113
Fatal crashes: 113
Deaths inside: 10
Other deaths: 120

Between 2020 and 2024, 113 vehicles described as Peterbilt 386 were involved in 113 fatal crashes in the United States. 10 people died inside these vehicles and 120 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	21
2021	28
2022	27
2023	20
2024	17

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

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 70 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 11%
About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	1	23
2021	5	29
2022	4	26
2023	0	23
2024	0	19

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 6%
About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for Peterbilt: 1%
About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

30%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 33%
About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Peterbilt 386	Peterbilt	All vehicles
Driver speeding	5.3%	5.6%	19.0%
Driver drinking	1.8%	1.3%	17.7%
At night	30.1%	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	84
Cloudy	13
Rain	7
Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt	1
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	77
Dark - Not Lighted	20
Dark - Lighted	9
Dawn	4
Dusk	2

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
Texas	19
California	19
Florida	11
Kansas	9
Oklahoma	7
Missouri	4
Minnesota	3
Arizona	3
Georgia	3
Iowa	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Peterbilt 386 by model year

2014 15 crashes
2013 27 crashes
2012 20 crashes
2011 11 crashes
2009 10 crashes
2008 12 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
Dec 9, 2024	Clark County, Nevada	S VALLEY VIEW BLVD	1
Dec 6, 2024	Pomona, Los Angeles County, California	SR-60 POMONA FWY	1
Oct 30, 2024	Hendrix, Bryan County, Oklahoma	SR-78	1
Sep 19, 2024	Mitchell County, Iowa	CR-A23/465TH ST	1
Sep 18, 2024	Lawrence County, Tennessee	US-64 SR-15	1
Sep 6, 2024	Fresno County, California	SR-180	1
Sep 5, 2024	Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota	CR-8 450TH ST	1
Aug 29, 2024	Spokane, Spokane County, Washington	MU-E SPRAGUE AVE	1
Aug 12, 2024	Multnomah County, Oregon	I-84	1
Aug 7, 2024	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	W FLORIST AVE	1
Aug 2, 2024	Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota	SR-32 MAIN AVE S	1
Jul 15, 2024	Calera, Bryan County, Oklahoma	US-69	2
Jul 11, 2024	Bollinger County, Missouri	SR-72	1
Jun 23, 2024	Gwinnett County, Georgia	I-85 NB	1
Apr 24, 2024	Ontario, San Bernardino County, California	I-10	1
Feb 28, 2024	Okeechobee County, Florida	US-441	1
Jan 22, 2024	Washington County, Texas	US-290	2
Nov 29, 2023	Lubbock County, Texas	I-27	1
Nov 26, 2023	Palm Beach County, Florida	SR-91	1
Oct 10, 2023	Diamond Bar, Los Angeles County, California	SR-57	1
Sep 20, 2023	Granby, Newton County, Missouri	US-60	1
Aug 23, 2023	Malheur County, Oregon	US-20 ODOT 7	1
Aug 18, 2023	Cass County, Indiana	US-24	1
Aug 12, 2023	Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas	I-70	1
Aug 8, 2023	Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas	US-54	3

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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.