Fatal crash profile · Model year

2017 Peterbilt 389

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
29
Fatal crashes
29
Deaths inside
3
Other deaths
32

Between 2020 and 2024, 29 vehicles described as 2017 Peterbilt 389 were involved in 29 fatal crashes in the United States. 3 people died inside these vehicles and 32 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 4
2021 9
2022 7
2023 4
2024 5

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 80 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 0 5
2021 0 14
2022 1 6
2023 0 4
2024 2 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

3%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 60 percent of the share for Peterbilt 389: 6%
  • About 60 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
  • About 20 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%

24%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 80 percent of the share for Peterbilt 389: 31%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Peterbilt: 33%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2017 Peterbilt 389 Peterbilt 389 Peterbilt All vehicles
Driver speeding 3.4% 5.6% 5.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 0.0% 1.1% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 24.1% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 24
Cloudy 3
Rain 1
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 20
Dark - Not Lighted 5
Dark - Lighted 3
Dusk 1

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 4
Iowa 3
California 3
Oregon 2
Nevada 2
Ohio 1
Massachusetts 1
Alabama 1
Wyoming 1
Pennsylvania 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Sep 17, 2020 Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Aug 11, 2020 Springfield, Bay County, Florida 1
Mar 24, 2020 Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon 2
Mar 15, 2020 Broadwater County, Montana 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.