Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Peterbilt 579
Compared with Peterbilt 579 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 58
- Fatal crashes
- 58
- Deaths inside
- 9
- Other deaths
- 53
Between 2020 and 2024, 58 vehicles described as 2017 Peterbilt 579 were involved in 58 fatal crashes in the United States. 9 people died inside these vehicles and 53 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 | 9 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 |
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
15%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Peterbilt 579: 10%
- About 1.3 times the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 11 |
| 2022 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 13 |
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
3%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About three-quarters of the share for Peterbilt 579: 5%
- About 60 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
2%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About double the share for Peterbilt 579: 1%
- About 1.4 times the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 10 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 | 2017 Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 3.4% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 44.8% | 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 | 42 |
| Rain | 7 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 31 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 10 |
| Dawn | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 8 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Missouri | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Nevada | 3 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | Bulls Gap, Hawkins County, Tennessee | US-11E SR-34 ANDREW JOHNSON HW | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Washoe County, Nevada | I-80 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Springtown, Parker County, Texas | FM 51 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Jefferson County, Illinois | SR- 37 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana | US-87/89 SR200/3 10TH AVE S | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Athens County, Ohio | US-50 | 3 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Livermore, Alameda County, California | I-580 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Dane County, Wisconsin | US-14 | 1 |
| May 13, 2024 | Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina | US-401 P | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Cecil County, Maryland | SR-213 AUGUSTINE HERMAN HWY | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Butte County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Franklin County, Indiana | I-74 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Morton County, North Dakota | SR-HWY 1806 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Los Angeles County, California | SR-138 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Carroll County, Missouri | US-65 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Stanislaus County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| May 1, 2023 | Cullman County, Alabama | I-65 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia | US-58 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia | US-278 SR-6 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia | US-33 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | US-222 | 2 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Montezuma County, Colorado | US-491 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2022 | New York City, Bronx County, New York | I-295 CROSS BRONX EXPY | 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.