Fatal crash profile · Model
Peterbilt 386
Compared with Peterbilt · All vehicles
- 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
| 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
8%
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%
| 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
5%
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%
2%
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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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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Peterbilt 386 by model year
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2020 | Suffern, Rockland County, New York | I-87 | 2 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Morgan County, Georgia | SR-24 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2020 | Pratt County, Kansas | US-54 | 2 |
| Jul 23, 2020 | Carson County, Texas | SR-207 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | Rialto, San Bernardino County, California | SLOVER AVE | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | Seminole County, Oklahoma | SR-59 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2020 | York County, Pennsylvania | SR-74 DELTA RD | 1 |
| May 4, 2020 | Tulsa County, Oklahoma | CR-181ST ST S | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2020 | Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico | US-70 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2020 | Dinuba, Tulare County, California | ALTA AV | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2020 | Newberry County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Polk County, Florida | DEEN STILL RD | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas | US-259 BUS/SR-31 | 2 |
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.