Fatal crash profile · Model year
2022 Peterbilt 389
Compared with Peterbilt 389 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2021–2024
- 54
- Fatal crashes
- 54
- Deaths inside
- 5
- Other deaths
- 61
Between 2021 and 2024, 54 vehicles described as 2022 Peterbilt 389 were involved in 54 fatal crashes in the United States. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 15 |
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
8%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt 389: 8%
- About two-thirds of the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 1 | 21 |
| 2023 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 21 |
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
2%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About one-third of the share for Peterbilt 389: 6%
- About one-third of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 10 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%
33%
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 | 2022 Peterbilt 389 | Peterbilt 389 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 1.9% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 33.3% | 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 | 37 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt | 1 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 37 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 16 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 7 |
| Kansas | 3 |
| Missouri | 3 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
| Utah | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2023 | Phelps County, Nebraska | US-183 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Humboldt County, Nevada | I-80 E | 2 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Clyde, Wayne County, New York | SR-414 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2022 | San Francisco, San Francisco County, California | I-80 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2022 | North Salt Lake, Davis County, Utah | I-15 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Rankin County, Mississippi | SR-18 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2022 | Fayette County, Pennsylvania | SR-857 GEORGES FAIRCHANCE RD | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2022 | San Joaquin County, California | THORNTON RD | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Trinity County, California | SR-299 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2022 | Duplin County, North Carolina | SR-1162 BAY RD | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Big Horn County, Montana | I-90 | 2 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Kingman County, Kansas | US-54 | 1 |
| May 24, 2022 | Great Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York | SR-417 | 1 |
| May 24, 2022 | Plains, Meade County, Kansas | US-160 | 1 |
| May 17, 2022 | Ohio County, West Virginia | I-70 | 1 |
| May 3, 2022 | Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah | US-6 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | Chaves County, New Mexico | US-380 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Wilkin County, Minnesota | SR-210 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Douglas County, Colorado | SR-83 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2022 | Stanislaus County, California | RIVER RD | 2 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Iowa County, Wisconsin | US-151 | 2 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma | US-59 S KERR BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2021 | Birch Tree, Shannon County, Missouri | US-60 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Sagola, Dickinson County, Michigan | SR-95 | 2 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Texas County, Oklahoma | US-54 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.