Fatal crash profile · Model year
2013 Peterbilt 389
Compared with Peterbilt 389 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 19
- Fatal crashes
- 19
- Deaths inside
- 2
- Other deaths
- 20
Between 2020 and 2024, 19 vehicles described as 2013 Peterbilt 389 were involved in 19 fatal crashes in the United States. 2 people died inside these vehicles and 20 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 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
9%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Peterbilt 389: 8%
- About 85 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 |
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 389: 6%
- About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
5%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 times the share for Peterbilt 389: 1%
- About 4 times the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
32%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt 389: 31%
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2013 Peterbilt 389 | Peterbilt 389 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 5.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 31.6% | 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 | 12 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2024 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | McMinn County, Tennessee | SR-163 ETOWAH RD | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Adams County, Wisconsin | SR-13 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Dunn County, Wisconsin | SR-29 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia | SR-372 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Lane County, Oregon | SR-126 ODOT 62 | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, Texas | MU-EAGLE DR | 2 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Reno County, Kansas | SR-96 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Halfmoon, Saratoga County, New York | SR-146 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2022 | Bastrop County, Texas | SR-21 | 3 |
| May 2, 2022 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | SR-665 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Kern County, California | S EDISON RD | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2021 | St. Louis County, Missouri | I-44 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Spring Lake, Cumberland County, North Carolina | SR-24 N BRAGG BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Blaine County, Oklahoma | US-270 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2021 | Morehouse Parish, Louisiana | US-165 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2021 | Sacramento County, California | SR-12 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2020 | Oxnard, Ventura County, California | VICTORIA AVE | 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.