Fatal crash profile · Model year
2019 Peterbilt 520
Compared with Peterbilt 520 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 1
- Other deaths
- 14
Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as 2019 Peterbilt 520 were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 1 person died inside these vehicles and 14 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 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
7%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 70 percent of the share for Peterbilt 520: 9%
- About 60 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 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
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 5 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 520: 2%
- About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
43%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.4 times the share for Peterbilt 520: 32%
- About 1.3 times the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2019 Peterbilt 520 | Peterbilt 520 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 42.9% | 31.7% | 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 | 10 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 1 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2024 | Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana | CR-100 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Carroll County, Virginia | CR-701 JOY RANCH RD | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | MU-RALEIGH LAGRANGE RD | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Des Moines County, Iowa | US-34 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Bakersfield, Kern County, California | UNION AVE | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Tremonton, Box Elder County, Utah | SR-102 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | I-84 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Gloucester City, Camden County, New Jersey | JOHNSON RD | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Clallam County, Washington | CR-W SILBERHORN RD | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2022 | Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York | STANLEY ST | 2 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Old Bridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey | SR-34 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | Magnolia, Larue County, Kentucky | US-31 E NEW JACKSON HWY | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2021 | Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia | SR-52 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio | CR-604 SPRING GROVE AVE | 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.