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
Jul 6, 2023	St. Johns County, Florida	I-95	1
Jun 28, 2023	Clay County, Minnesota	CR-26 90TH AVE N	1
Jun 2, 2023	Kimberly, Outagamie County, Wisconsin	CR-N	1
Jun 2, 2023	Halifax County, North Carolina	SR-125	2
May 4, 2023	Placentia, Orange County, California	SR-57	1
Apr 20, 2023	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania	I-80	1
Mar 25, 2023	Collier County, Florida	SR-29	1
Mar 6, 2023	Fairfield County, South Carolina	SR-213 HWY 213	1
Mar 6, 2023	Dewey County, Oklahoma	US-270 US-281	1
Feb 11, 2023	Kenedy County, Texas	US-77	1
Feb 11, 2023	Greene County, Missouri	SR-360 RAMP	1
Jan 1, 2023	Armstrong County, Texas	US-287	1
Dec 16, 2022	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island	I-95 NORTH	1
Dec 2, 2022	Hoxie, Sheridan County, Kansas	US-24	1
Dec 1, 2022	Johnson, Stanton County, Kansas	SR-27	1
Nov 22, 2022	Medina County, Texas	SR-173	1
Oct 26, 2022	Marion County, Florida	I-75	3
Oct 15, 2022	Skamania County, Washington	SR-14	1
Sep 20, 2022	Adams County, Colorado	I-76	1
Sep 5, 2022	Siskiyou County, California	I-5	1
Aug 29, 2022	Pierce County, Washington	CR-CANYON ROAD E	1
Aug 8, 2022	Mead, Weld County, Colorado	I-25	1
Aug 6, 2022	DeWitt County, Texas	US-87	1
Jul 14, 2022	Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island	SR-2	1
Jun 28, 2022	San Bernardino County, California	US-95	1

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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.