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 8, 2024 | Somerset County, Pennsylvania | SR-31 GLADES PKE | 1 |
| May 1, 2024 | Bee County, Texas | US-59/LLOYD BENTSEN HWY | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | McMinn County, Tennessee | SR-163 ETOWAH RD | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin | US-151 CALUMET AVE | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Livingston, Polk County, Texas | US-59K BU/WASHINGTON AVE | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Odessa, Ector County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Jackson County, Kansas | SR-16 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Scotland County, North Carolina | US-74 BYP | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Livermore, Alameda County, California | I-580 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia | SR-6 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | I-76 MAINLINE TPKE | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | US-81 | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Audubon County, Iowa | US-71 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Mendenhall, Simpson County, Mississippi | US-49 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Kanabec County, Minnesota | SR-65 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Adams County, Wisconsin | SR-13 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Baker County, Oregon | I-84 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Escambia County, Florida | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Klamath County, Oregon | US-97 ODOT 4 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Perry County, Mississippi | SR-15 | 3 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | McLean County, Illinois | I-55/I-74/US-51 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Carlisle, Lonoke County, Arkansas | I-40-41 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Tularosa, Otero County, New Mexico | US-54 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania | SR-10 CHURCH ST | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Rusk County, Texas | SR-64 | 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.