Fatal crash profile · Model year
2023 Peterbilt 579
Compared with Peterbilt 579 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2022–2024
- 47
- Fatal crashes
- 47
- Deaths inside
- 7
- Other deaths
- 45
Between 2022 and 2024, 47 vehicles described as 2023 Peterbilt 579 were involved in 47 fatal crashes in the United States. 7 people died inside these vehicles and 45 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 22 |
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
13%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Peterbilt 579: 10%
- About 1.3 times the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 17 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 |
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 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 1.7 times the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
53%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 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 | 2023 Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 53.2% | 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 | 33 |
| Rain | 9 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 21 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 16 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | 5 |
| South Carolina | 5 |
| Oregon | 4 |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2023 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | CR-SOUTHWEST BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Ennis, Ellis County, Texas | I-45 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Luna County, New Mexico | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Parker, La Paz County, Arizona | SR-72 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Kandiyohi County, Minnesota | SR-HIGHWAY 40 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Lakeland, Polk County, Florida | SR-55 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | San Bernardino County, California | NATIONAL TRAILS HWY | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Klamath County, Oregon | US-97 ODOT 4 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia | I-85 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Laurens County, South Carolina | SR-72 HWY 72 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Effingham County, Georgia | SR-26 | 1 |
| May 24, 2023 | Tonopah, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | Florence County, South Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Cocke County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Florence County, South Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2022 | Searcy County, Arkansas | US-65 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Malheur County, Oregon | US-95 ODOT 456 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Guadalupe County, New Mexico | US-54 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | I-75 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.