Fatal crash profile · Model year

2008 Peterbilt 386

Compared with Peterbilt 386 · Peterbilt · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
12
Fatal crashes
12
Deaths inside
1
Other deaths
11

Between 2020 and 2024, 12 vehicles described as 2008 Peterbilt 386 were involved in 12 fatal crashes in the United States. 1 person died inside these vehicles and 11 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 3
2021 1
2022 3
2023 3
2024 2

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

8%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Peterbilt 386: 8%
  • About three-quarters 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 0 3
2021 0 1
2022 1 2
2023 0 3
2024 0 2

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

0%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt 386: 5%
  • About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
  • About 5 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 386: 2%
  • About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 1%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

33%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Peterbilt 386: 30%
  • About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 33%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2008 Peterbilt 386 Peterbilt 386 Peterbilt All vehicles
Driver speeding 0.0% 5.3% 5.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 0.0% 1.8% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 33.3% 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 8
Cloudy 2
Rain 1
Severe Crosswinds 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 7
Dark - Not Lighted 3
Dark - Lighted 1
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

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
California 2
Oklahoma 2
Rhode Island 1
Texas 1
Minnesota 1
Pennsylvania 1
Mississippi 1
Florida 1
Arizona 1
Nevada 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 9, 2024 Clark County, Nevada 1
Oct 30, 2024 Hendrix, Bryan County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 26, 2023 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Jun 28, 2023 Clay County, Minnesota 1
Apr 20, 2023 Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 16, 2022 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island 1
Mar 29, 2022 Sherman County, Texas 1
Mar 2, 2022 Marana, Pima County, Arizona 1
Oct 18, 2021 Riverside County, California 1
Dec 21, 2020 Livermore, Alameda County, California 1
Oct 8, 2020 Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi 1
May 4, 2020 Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1

Compare 2008 Peterbilt 386 with another vehicle

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.