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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2022 | Hazelwood, St. Louis County, Missouri | I-270 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Shonto, Navajo County, Arizona | US-160 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Morrow County, Ohio | I-71 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | SR-288/WORLD WAR II VETERANS | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, California | I-10 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Polk County, Florida | I-4 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Amador County, California | SR-88 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Van Wert County, Ohio | US-30 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Sawyer County, Wisconsin | SR-70 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | I-40 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Tulare County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Guadalupe County, New Mexico | I-40 | 2 |
| Nov 6, 2021 | Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri | SR-C | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2021 | Stafford County, Virginia | US-17 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Mineral County, Nevada | US-95N | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2021 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| May 26, 2021 | Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona | E ROUTE 66 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2021 | Nye County, Nevada | US-95 | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | SR-316 W UNIVERSITY PKWY | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Grundy County, Iowa | US-20 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Blaine County, Oklahoma | US-270 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2021 | Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi | I-20 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2021 | Shelby County, Alabama | US-280 SR-38 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | York County, South Carolina | SR-49 | 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.