Fatal crash profile · Model year
2016 Peterbilt 579
Compared with Peterbilt 579 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 88
- Fatal crashes
- 88
- Deaths inside
- 5
- Other deaths
- 94
Between 2020 and 2024, 88 vehicles described as 2016 Peterbilt 579 were involved in 88 fatal crashes in the United States. 5 people died inside these vehicles and 94 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 | 26 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 16 |
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
5%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About half the share for Peterbilt 579: 10%
- About half the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 | 3 | 14 |
| 2022 | 1 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 19 |
| 2024 | 1 | 17 |
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 579: 5%
- 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 579: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
40%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 85 percent of the share for Peterbilt 579: 46%
- About 1.2 times the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2016 Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 39.8% | 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 | 60 |
| Cloudy | 16 |
| Rain | 8 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 49 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 23 |
| Dark - Lighted | 10 |
| Dawn | 5 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 21 |
| California | 10 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Missouri | 4 |
| New Mexico | 4 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Idaho | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2020 | Forest Park, Clayton County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Cass County, Minnesota | SR-64 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Lebanon County, Pennsylvania | I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2020 | Wright City, Warren County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | Ellis County, Texas | I-35E | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2020 | St. Martin Parish, Louisiana | US-90 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2020 | Elko County, Nevada | US-93 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Modesto, Stanislaus County, California | SR-132 D ST | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Martin County, Texas | SR-137 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2020 | San Joaquin County, California | SR-4 FARMINGTON RD | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Thayer County, Nebraska | US-81 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2020 | Russell County, Alabama | US-431 SR-1 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2020 | Larue County, Kentucky | SR-210 | 2 |
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.