Fatal crash profile · Model

Peterbilt 579

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 683
Fatal crashes: 678
Deaths inside: 82
Other deaths: 703

Between 2020 and 2024, 683 vehicles described as Peterbilt 579 were involved in 678 fatal crashes in the United States. 82 people died inside these vehicles and 703 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	112
2021	128
2022	145
2023	149
2024	149

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

10%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 11%
About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	11	111
2021	20	134
2022	18	148
2023	20	152
2024	13	158

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 85 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About two-thirds 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 1.4 times the share for Peterbilt: 33%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Peterbilt 579	Peterbilt	All vehicles
Driver speeding	4.7%	5.6%	19.0%
Driver drinking	0.9%	1.3%	17.7%
At night	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	460
Cloudy	96
Rain	66
Snow	13
Fog, Smog, Smoke	11

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	338
Dark - Not Lighted	226
Dark - Lighted	86
Dawn	15
Dusk	8

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
Texas	83
California	70
Illinois	39
Florida	31
Indiana	30
Georgia	30
Oklahoma	30
New Mexico	25
Pennsylvania	22
Missouri	22

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Peterbilt 579 by model year

2024 22 crashes
2023 47 crashes
2022 55 crashes
2021 60 crashes
2020 98 crashes
2019 89 crashes
2018 69 crashes
2017 58 crashes
2016 88 crashes
2015 60 crashes
2014 27 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Oct 23, 2024	Ghent, Raleigh County, West Virginia	I-77	1
Oct 23, 2024	Hidalgo County, New Mexico	SR-70 DUNCAN HWY	1
Oct 23, 2024	Platte County, Missouri	I-29	1
Oct 20, 2024	Gallatin County, Montana	US-191 GALLATIN RD	1
Oct 19, 2024	Washoe County, Nevada	I-80	1
Oct 18, 2024	Lorain County, Ohio	US-20	1
Oct 16, 2024	New York City, Bronx County, New York	I-97 NEW ENGLAND THRUWAY	1
Oct 14, 2024	Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama	US-80 SELMA HWY SR-8	1
Oct 13, 2024	Eureka, St. Louis County, Missouri	I-44	1
Oct 11, 2024	Medina County, Ohio	SR-303 CENTER RD	2
Oct 2, 2024	Cook County, Illinois	I- 294	1
Oct 1, 2024	Springtown, Parker County, Texas	FM 51	1
Sep 26, 2024	Marlboro County, South Carolina	SR-177	1
Sep 24, 2024	North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas	US-165	1
Sep 23, 2024	Marathon County, Wisconsin	SR-13	1
Sep 21, 2024	Glades County, Florida	US-27	1
Sep 18, 2024	El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma	I-40	1
Sep 14, 2024	Soperton, Treutlen County, Georgia	SR-29	1
Sep 13, 2024	Umatilla County, Oregon	I-84	2
Sep 12, 2024	Hazen, Prairie County, Arkansas	I-40	1
Sep 11, 2024	Seward County, Nebraska	I-80	1
Sep 10, 2024	Pasco County, Florida	SR-52	1
Sep 9, 2024	Pasadena, Harris County, Texas	SR-SPENCER HWY	1
Sep 6, 2024	Nassau County, Florida	I-95	1
Sep 5, 2024	Newton County, Indiana	US-41	1

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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.