Fatal crash profile · Model year
2020 Western Star 4900
Compared with Western Star 4900 · Western Star · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 16
- Fatal crashes
- 16
- Deaths inside
- 3
- Other deaths
- 14
Between 2020 and 2024, 16 vehicles described as 2020 Western Star 4900 were involved in 16 fatal crashes in the United States. 3 people died inside these vehicles and 14 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 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
18%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Western Star 4900: 14%
- About the same as the share for Western Star: 18%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 |
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
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.1 times the share for Western Star 4900: 11%
- About 1.7 times the share for Western Star: 7%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Western Star 4900: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Western Star: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
44%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.7 times the share for Western Star 4900: 26%
- About 1.8 times the share for Western Star: 24%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2020 Western Star 4900 | Western Star 4900 | Western Star | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 12.5% | 11.1% | 7.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 17.7% |
| At night | 43.8% | 26.3% | 23.7% | 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 | 14 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 3 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2024 | Upton County, Texas | SR-349 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Hudson, Weld County, Colorado | CR-45 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oconto County, Wisconsin | SR-32 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | Amite County, Mississippi | SR-33 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Phelps, Pike County, Kentucky | SR-194 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2022 | Shelby County, Texas | FM 139 | 1 |
| May 28, 2022 | York, Livingston County, New York | US-20 TELEPHONE RD | 1 |
| May 18, 2022 | Claiborne County, Mississippi | SR-18 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | ANDERSON LANE | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Bethlehem, Grafton County, New Hampshire | US-3 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Ford County, Illinois | SR-116 E 3300N RD | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2021 | East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | US-190 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois | I-80 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Blue Mound, Macon County, Illinois | W ELWIN RD | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Nye County, Nevada | US-95 | 2 |
| May 19, 2020 | Union, Knox County, Maine | SR- 17 HEALD HWY | 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.