Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Peterbilt 389
Compared with Peterbilt 389 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 12
- Fatal crashes
- 12
- Deaths inside
- 1
- Other deaths
- 16
Between 2020 and 2024, 12 vehicles described as 2012 Peterbilt 389 were involved in 12 fatal crashes in the United States. 1 person died inside these vehicles and 16 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 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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
6%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 70 percent of the share for Peterbilt 389: 8%
- About half the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
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
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.5 times the share for Peterbilt 389: 6%
- About 1.5 times the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 45 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 389: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
17%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About half the share for Peterbilt 389: 31%
- About half the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Peterbilt 389 | Peterbilt 389 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.3% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 16.7% | 30.5% | 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 | 7 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2024 | Rusk County, Texas | SR-64 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2023 | Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia | I-77 | 2 |
| May 24, 2023 | Sabine Parish, Louisiana | US-171 | 3 |
| May 14, 2023 | Elmore County, Idaho | SR-167 | 3 |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Murray County, Oklahoma | US-177 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Sussex County, Virginia | US-460 | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2022 | San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | I-37 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana | SR-3 S 27TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Perry County, Mississippi | US-98 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Henderson County, North Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2021 | Oldham County, Texas | US-385 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | Manteca, San Joaquin County, California | SR-120 | 1 |
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.