Fatal crash profile · Model
Peterbilt 389
Compared with Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 557
- Fatal crashes
- 554
- Deaths inside
- 52
- Other deaths
- 583
Between 2020 and 2024, 557 vehicles described as Peterbilt 389 were involved in 554 fatal crashes in the United States. 52 people died inside these vehicles and 583 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 | 72 |
| 2021 | 111 |
| 2022 | 113 |
| 2023 | 139 |
| 2024 | 122 |
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 three-quarters of the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 74 |
| 2021 | 7 | 123 |
| 2022 | 7 | 121 |
| 2023 | 18 | 143 |
| 2024 | 12 | 122 |
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
6%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 85 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
31%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Peterbilt 389 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 5.6% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.1% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 398 |
| Cloudy | 82 |
| Rain | 32 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 10 |
| Snow | 9 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 370 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 126 |
| Dark - Lighted | 35 |
| Dawn | 15 |
| Dusk | 7 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 83 |
| California | 56 |
| Louisiana | 24 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 |
| Missouri | 16 |
| Florida | 16 |
| Mississippi | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 16 |
| Oregon | 16 |
| New York | 16 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Peterbilt 389 by model year
- 2024 11 crashes
- 2023 31 crashes
- 2022 54 crashes
- 2021 33 crashes
- 2020 58 crashes
- 2019 54 crashes
- 2018 55 crashes
- 2017 29 crashes
- 2016 48 crashes
- 2015 62 crashes
- 2014 37 crashes
- 2013 19 crashes
- 2012 12 crashes
- 2011 11 crashes
- 2008 21 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2021 | Itasca County, Minnesota | CR-57 | 1 |
| May 22, 2021 | East Petersburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | SR-0072 MANHEIM PK | 2 |
| May 20, 2021 | Greenwood, Doddridge County, West Virginia | US-50 | 2 |
| May 20, 2021 | Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri | US-61 | 1 |
| May 17, 2021 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | SR-138 | 1 |
| May 11, 2021 | Boise, Ada County, Idaho | I-84 | 1 |
| May 8, 2021 | Little River County, Arkansas | SR-32-2Y | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Lowndes County, Alabama | US-80 SR-8 | 2 |
| Apr 27, 2021 | San Joaquin County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Henderson County, North Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Sutter County, California | RECLAMATION RD | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Fresno County, California | SR-63 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | I-285 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | Oldham County, Texas | US-385 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2021 | Fayette County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Day County, South Dakota | US-12 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Fulton County, Arkansas | SR-9-15 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona | OLIVE AVE | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Ramapo, Rockland County, New York | I-87 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2021 | Plymouth County, Iowa | SR-3 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2021 | Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California | RIVER ST | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2021 | St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | SR-25 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2021 | Payne County, Oklahoma | I-35 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Grundy County, Iowa | US-20 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2021 | Washington County, Oregon | SR-6 ODOT 37 | 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.