Fatal crash profile · Model year
2019 Peterbilt 579
Compared with Peterbilt 579 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 89
- Fatal crashes
- 89
- Deaths inside
- 13
- Other deaths
- 92
Between 2020 and 2024, 89 vehicles described as 2019 Peterbilt 579 were involved in 89 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 92 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 | 16 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 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
12%
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 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 2 | 15 |
| 2022 | 6 | 28 |
| 2023 | 4 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 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
3%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 70 percent 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%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.3 times the share for Peterbilt 579: 1%
- About 90 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
46%
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 | 2019 Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 3.4% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 46.1% | 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 | 55 |
| Cloudy | 15 |
| Rain | 9 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 2 |
| Snow | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 39 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 31 |
| Dark - Lighted | 16 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 11 |
| Ohio | 7 |
| Indiana | 6 |
| Illinois | 6 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 6 |
| California | 6 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| Florida | 5 |
| Nevada | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2022 | Washington County, Maryland | I-68 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri | I-57 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Broward County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Escambia County, Florida | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Stanislaus County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Wright County, Missouri | US-60 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Marion County, Oregon | I-5 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Jefferson County, Illinois | I-57 | 2 |
| Dec 22, 2021 | Manatee County, Florida | SR-62 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Rogers County, Oklahoma | I-44 WILL ROGERS TURNPIKE | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Gas City, Grant County, Indiana | I-69 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Delaware County, Oklahoma | SR-25 E290RD | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Lincoln County, Colorado | US-40 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Jefferson County, Illinois | I-64 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Franklin County, Ohio | I-71 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Marion County, Illinois | I-57 | 1 |
| May 26, 2021 | Auburndale, Polk County, Florida | US-92 MAGNOLIA AVE | 1 |
| May 7, 2021 | Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico | US-70 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Garfield County, Colorado | I-70 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Muskogee County, Oklahoma | SR-351 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Clark County, Nevada | I-15 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Clinton County, Pennsylvania | I-80 Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HWY | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Hanover County, Virginia | I-295 | 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.