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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2021 | Bedford County, Pennsylvania | I-76 MAINLINE TPKE | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-35W TOLLWAY | 6 |
| Feb 7, 2021 | Roanoke County, Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2021 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | E OLYMPIC BLVD | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Warren County, Kentucky | I-65 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2021 | Lorain County, Ohio | SR-83 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2021 | Richmond County, North Carolina | US-74 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Pike County, Missouri | US-61 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Yavapai County, Arizona | I-40 | 2 |
| Nov 11, 2020 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | SR-45 OLD HICKORY BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2020 | San Joaquin County, California | I-205 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | Etowah County, Alabama | I-59 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-3084 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Oklahoma City, Canadian County, Oklahoma | I-40 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2020 | Wilder, Campbell County, Kentucky | SR-9 | 2 |
| Jul 6, 2020 | Boone County, Kentucky | I-75 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Forney, Kaufman County, Texas | US-80 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Columbia County, Wisconsin | I-39 | 4 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | Salinas, Monterey County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2020 | McLennan County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Delaware County, Indiana | US-35S | 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.