Fatal crash profile · Model

Peterbilt 579

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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

5%

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%

1%

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

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 25, 2023 Parker, La Paz County, Arizona 1
Aug 24, 2023 Union County, South Dakota 1
Aug 23, 2023 Aiken County, South Carolina 1
Aug 21, 2023 Jones County, Mississippi 1
Aug 19, 2023 Kandiyohi County, Minnesota 1
Aug 15, 2023 Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia 1
Aug 10, 2023 Carroll County, Missouri 1
Aug 7, 2023 Lakeland, Polk County, Florida 1
Jul 29, 2023 Orange County, Texas 1
Jul 26, 2023 Canton, Madison County, Mississippi 1
Jul 25, 2023 Stanislaus County, California 1
Jul 21, 2023 Yadkin County, North Carolina 1
Jul 20, 2023 Troy, Bell County, Texas 1
Jul 18, 2023 San Bernardino County, California 1
Jul 14, 2023 Richland County, Illinois 2
Jul 11, 2023 Cass County, Missouri 1
Jul 9, 2023 Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland 1
Jul 9, 2023 Clinton County, Illinois 1
Jul 8, 2023 Klamath County, Oregon 1
Jul 7, 2023 Benton, Saline County, Arkansas 1
Jul 6, 2023 Sandusky County, Ohio 1
Jul 3, 2023 Marion County, Texas 2
Jun 29, 2023 Grimes County, Texas 1
Jun 24, 2023 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California 2
Jun 23, 2023 Bureau County, Illinois 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.