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
Aug 31, 2021	Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California	AVENUE M	1
Aug 18, 2021	Steele County, North Dakota	SR-32N	1
Aug 8, 2021	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-30 RAMP/WEST FWY	1
Jun 19, 2021	Ochiltree County, Texas	SR-15	1
Jun 7, 2021	Los Angeles County, California	LOS ANGELES	1
Jun 2, 2021	Monona County, Iowa	SR-183	1
May 29, 2021	Loving County, Texas	SR-302	1
May 25, 2021	Post, Garza County, Texas	SR-46 LOOP	1
May 20, 2021	Hamilton County, Kansas	SR-27	1
Apr 27, 2021	Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas	US-166 W MADISON AVE	1
Apr 24, 2021	Florham Park, Morris County, New Jersey	SR-24	1
Apr 7, 2021	Comal County, Texas	I-35	1
Mar 18, 2021	Midland, Midland County, Texas	FM 1788	1
Feb 11, 2021	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-35W TOLLWAY	6
Feb 4, 2021	Grundy County, Iowa	US-20	1
Jan 26, 2021	Mayes County, Oklahoma	US-69	1
Jan 8, 2021	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	LANE AVE	1
Dec 21, 2020	Livermore, Alameda County, California	ISABEL-STANLEY CONNECTOR	1
Dec 3, 2020	Yuma County, Arizona	I-8	1
Nov 24, 2020	San Bernardino County, California	CAJON BL	1
Nov 5, 2020	New York City, Bronx County, New York	BRUCKNER BLVD	1
Nov 2, 2020	Seward County, Kansas	US-83	1
Oct 29, 2020	Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona	I-10	1
Oct 8, 2020	Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi	I-59	1
Sep 22, 2020	Fresno County, California	SR-15	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.