Fatal crash profile · Model year
2020 Peterbilt 579
Compared with Peterbilt 579 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 98
- Fatal crashes
- 98
- Deaths inside
- 13
- Other deaths
- 103
Between 2020 and 2024, 98 vehicles described as 2020 Peterbilt 579 were involved in 98 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 103 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 | 32 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 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
11%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt 579: 10%
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 18 |
| 2021 | 5 | 34 |
| 2022 | 3 | 25 |
| 2023 | 2 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 |
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 two-thirds of the share for Peterbilt 579: 5%
- About half the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 15 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%
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 | 2020 Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 3.1% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 44.9% | 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 | 64 |
| Cloudy | 16 |
| Rain | 10 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 50 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 32 |
| Dark - Lighted | 12 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 9 |
| California | 8 |
| Tennessee | 8 |
| Illinois | 7 |
| Kentucky | 6 |
| Indiana | 5 |
| Missouri | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| New Mexico | 4 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2021 | Cumberland County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2021 | Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky | US-641 S 12TH ST | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Montezuma County, Colorado | US-491 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2021 | Chattooga County, Georgia | SR-1 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Ogemaw County, Michigan | CR-GREENWOOD RD | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Loudon County, Tennessee | I-75 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Laguna, Cibola County, New Mexico | I-40 | 2 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | O Fallon, St. Charles County, Missouri | SR-79 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Calumet City, Cook County, Illinois | RIVER OAKS DRIVE | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | Pike County, Missouri | US-54 | 2 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | McGehee, Desha County, Arkansas | US-65-19 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Pike County, Mississippi | I-55 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi | I-59 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Cedar County, Iowa | I-80 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Chester County, Pennsylvania | SR-100 POTTSTOWN PIKE | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Jefferson County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Jackson County, Texas | SR-172 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2021 | San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas | US-67 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Lincoln County, Washington | I-90 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | Sequoyah County, Oklahoma | I-40 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Howe, LaGrange County, Indiana | I-80 | 1 |
| May 26, 2021 | Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas | I-30 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2021 | San Bernardino County, California | SR-247 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | I-295 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | I-24 | 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.