Fatal crash profile · Model year
2015 Peterbilt 389
Compared with Peterbilt 389 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 62
- Fatal crashes
- 62
- Deaths inside
- 6
- Other deaths
- 61
Between 2020 and 2024, 62 vehicles described as 2015 Peterbilt 389 were involved in 62 fatal crashes in the United States. 6 people died inside these vehicles and 61 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 | 10 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2024 | 13 |
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 the same as 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 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 20 |
| 2024 | 1 | 14 |
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
3%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 60 percent of the share for Peterbilt 389: 6%
- About 55 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 15 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%
39%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Peterbilt 389: 31%
- About 1.2 times the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2015 Peterbilt 389 | Peterbilt 389 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 3.2% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 38.7% | 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 | 43 |
| Cloudy | 13 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 35 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 17 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| 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 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 |
| California | 5 |
| Alaska | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Alabama | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2021 | Little River County, Arkansas | SR-32-2Y | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2021 | Jackson County, North Carolina | US-23/74 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2020 | Caddo County, Oklahoma | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2020 | Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana | SR-35 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Warren County, Illinois | SR-164 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Lassen County, California | US-395 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Hopkins County, Kentucky | I-69 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Lycoming County, Pennsylvania | SR-0287 HW | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Pecos County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | US-83 | 2 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Washington County, Pennsylvania | I-70 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2020 | McCurtain County, Oklahoma | SR-3 | 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.