Fatal crash profile · Model year
2015 Peterbilt 579
Compared with Peterbilt 579 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 60
- Fatal crashes
- 60
- Deaths inside
- 9
- Other deaths
- 63
Between 2020 and 2024, 60 vehicles described as 2015 Peterbilt 579 were involved in 60 fatal crashes in the United States. 9 people died inside these vehicles and 63 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 | 16 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 |
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
13%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Peterbilt 579: 10%
- About 1.2 times the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 | 3 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 |
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
10%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About double the share for Peterbilt 579: 5%
- About 1.8 times the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt 579: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
45%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt 579: 46%
- About 1.4 times the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2015 Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 10.0% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 45.0% | 46.4% | 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 | 38 |
| Cloudy | 9 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Snow | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 29 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 26 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 6 |
| Texas | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 5 |
| Indiana | 5 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Virginia | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2024 | Mendocino County, California | SR-222 TALMAGE RD | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Clinton County, Pennsylvania | I-80 ZH CONFAIR MEMORIAL HWY | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Nassau County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Davis, Murray County, Oklahoma | SR-7 | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | Montezuma County, Colorado | US-491 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Highland Mills, Orange County, New York | I-87 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina | US-29 BUS | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Kingfisher County, Oklahoma | US-81 | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Elmore County, Idaho | I-84 | 2 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Marshall County, Oklahoma | SR-70F | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Jones County, Mississippi | CR-PLEASANT GROVE RD | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Marion County, Texas | US-59 | 2 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | Clark County, Illinois | ANGLING RD | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Fresno County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| May 22, 2023 | Erie County, Pennsylvania | I-90 AMVET MEM HWY | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Churchill County, Nevada | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2023 | Halifax County, Virginia | US-58 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Knox County, Indiana | US-41 | 2 |
| Nov 14, 2022 | Bartholomew County, Indiana | SR-46 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Frederick County, Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | San Bernardino County, California | PHELAN RD | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Macon County, Illinois | SR-105 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Tifton, Tift County, Georgia | SR-520 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Elkhart County, Indiana | US-20 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Kern County, California | SR-119 TAFT HWY | 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.