Fatal crash profile · Model year
2018 Peterbilt 579
Compared with Peterbilt 579 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 69
- Fatal crashes
- 69
- Deaths inside
- 7
- Other deaths
- 70
Between 2020 and 2024, 69 vehicles described as 2018 Peterbilt 579 were involved in 69 fatal crashes in the United States. 7 people died inside these vehicles and 70 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 | 15 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 14 |
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
9%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 85 percent of the share for Peterbilt 579: 10%
- About 85 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | 2 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 1 | 16 |
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
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt 579: 5%
- About three-quarters of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 25 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%
54%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Peterbilt 579: 46%
- About 1.6 times the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2018 Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 53.6% | 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 | 52 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Rain | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 35 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 26 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 9 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
| Ohio | 4 |
| Florida | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| Oregon | 3 |
| Indiana | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2023 | Lake County, Florida | SR-91 | 2 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Churchill County, Nevada | US-50 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Crane County, Texas | SR-329 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Charles County, Maryland | SR-234 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Hancock County, Ohio | I-75 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Gonzales County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Grand Traverse County, Michigan | US-131 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | St. Francis County, Arkansas | I-40 | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | Kern County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2022 | Todd County, Kentucky | US-79 | 1 |
| May 28, 2022 | Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama | SR-275 | 1 |
| May 18, 2022 | Morrow County, Ohio | I-71 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2022 | Lane County, Oregon | SR-58 ODOT 18 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Volusia County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Bexar County, Texas | SR-1604 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Napavine, Lewis County, Washington | I-5 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2021 | Lassen County, California | US-395 | 2 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Somerset County, Pennsylvania | I-76 MAINLINE TPKE | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana | I-74 | 2 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Ocala, Marion County, Florida | US-441 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Will County, Illinois | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2021 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | I-244 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Bennett County, South Dakota | US-18 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | I-465 | 1 |
| May 21, 2021 | Fulton County, Kentucky | SR-9003 | 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.