Fatal crash profile · Model year
2020 Peterbilt 389
Compared with Peterbilt 389 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 59
- Fatal crashes
- 58
- Deaths inside
- 4
- Other deaths
- 66
Between 2020 and 2024, 59 vehicles described as 2020 Peterbilt 389 were involved in 58 fatal crashes in the United States. 4 people died inside these vehicles and 66 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 | 12 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 13 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Embed
Deaths
Who died in these crashes
6%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About two-thirds 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 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 14 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
Embed
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%
2%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.6 times the share for Peterbilt 389: 1%
- About 1.4 times the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
29%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt 389: 31%
- About 85 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2020 Peterbilt 389 | Peterbilt 389 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 3.4% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 28.8% | 30.5% | 32.9% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 46 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 39 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 8 |
| California | 8 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 |
| New York | 3 |
| Nevada | 3 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Idaho | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
Embed
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2024 | Clark County, Nevada | I-15 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Lebanon County, Pennsylvania | I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | St. Francis County, Arkansas | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Outagamie County, Wisconsin | CR-CE | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Live Oak County, Texas | US-59 | 2 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | Harrison County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| May 8, 2024 | Somerset County, Pennsylvania | SR-31 GLADES PKE | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin | US-151 CALUMET AVE | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Odessa, Ector County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Scotland County, North Carolina | US-74 BYP | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | McLean County, Illinois | I-55/I-74/US-51 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Yolo County, California | CR-27 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Nassau County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Jewett, Leon County, Texas | US-79 | 2 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Orange County, Indiana | SR-37 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Sutter County, California | W REIGO RD | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Weld County, Colorado | SR-14 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Boise, Ada County, Idaho | I-84 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi | I-59 | 1 |
| May 26, 2023 | Labette County, Kansas | US-166 | 3 |
| May 18, 2023 | Wichita County, Texas | US-287 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Commerce City, Adams County, Colorado | E 52ND AVE | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2023 | Kern County, California | SR-65 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Cuba, Sandoval County, New Mexico | US-550 | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2023 | Globe, Gila County, Arizona | US-60 | 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.