Fatal crash profile · Make

Peterbilt

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 3,269
Fatal crashes: 3,217
Deaths inside: 400
Other deaths: 3,316

Between 2020 and 2024, 3,269 vehicles described as Peterbilt were involved in 3,217 fatal crashes in the United States. 400 people died inside these vehicles and 3,316 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	577
2021	716
2022	676
2023	674
2024	626

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 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	57	583
2021	84	755
2022	101	670
2023	84	687
2024	74	621

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 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

33%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Peterbilt	All vehicles
Driver speeding	5.6%	19.0%
Driver drinking	1.3%	17.7%
At night	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	2,302
Cloudy	459
Rain	204
Fog, Smog, Smoke	62
Snow	42

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	2,028
Dark - Not Lighted	757
Dark - Lighted	281
Dawn	82
Dusk	46

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	482
California	276
Florida	166
Pennsylvania	108
Oklahoma	106
Illinois	102
Georgia	97
Missouri	86
Ohio	84
Louisiana	84

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Peterbilt models

379 789 crashes
579 678 crashes
389 554 crashes
567 259 crashes
386 113 crashes
388 99 crashes
378 94 crashes
337 76 crashes
387 72 crashes
367 61 crashes
357 59 crashes
348 57 crashes
365 54 crashes
520 41 crashes
320 33 crashes
384 33 crashes
587 27 crashes
335 26 crashes
330 22 crashes
377 17 crashes
385 14 crashes
359 13 crashes
340 10 crashes
220 10 crashes
Peterbilt 9 crashes
382 7 crashes
362 5 crashes
Medium Duty COE 4 crashes
536 3 crashes
372 2 crashes
325 2 crashes
352 2 crashes
548 2 crashes
589 1 crash
537 1 crash
477 1 crash

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
Jan 28, 2024	San Diego, San Diego County, California	I-805	1
Jan 26, 2024	Berkeley County, South Carolina	SR-16 JEDBURG RD	1
Jan 26, 2024	Luna County, New Mexico	I-10	1
Jan 25, 2024	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah	I-215	1
Jan 25, 2024	New Hanover County, North Carolina	US-421	1
Jan 24, 2024	Pierce County, Washington	SR-702	1
Jan 24, 2024	Hartley County, Texas	US-87	1
Jan 24, 2024	Chouteau County, Montana	US-87	1
Jan 23, 2024	Hernando County, Florida	SR-50	1
Jan 22, 2024	Washington County, Texas	US-290	2
Jan 22, 2024	Williams County, North Dakota	US-2	1
Jan 21, 2024	Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana	I-55	1
Jan 19, 2024	Tipton County, Indiana	SR-28	1
Jan 18, 2024	Harris County, Texas	US-90/CROSBY FWY FRONTAGE	1
Jan 18, 2024	Yolo County, California	CR-27	1
Jan 17, 2024	Klamath County, Oregon	US-97 ODOT 4	1
Jan 16, 2024	Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee	I-40	1
Jan 16, 2024	Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania	I-0081 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY	5
Jan 14, 2024	Osceola County, Michigan	US-10	1
Jan 13, 2024	San Diego County, California	I-15	1
Jan 12, 2024	Bell County, Texas	SR-95	1
Jan 12, 2024	Santa Clara County, California	SR-152	2
Jan 12, 2024	Calhoun County, Alabama	CR-AIRPORT RD	1
Jan 11, 2024	Johnson County, Missouri	SR-13	1
Jan 11, 2024	Neosho, Newton County, Missouri	SR-59	1

Compare Peterbilt with another vehicle

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.