Fatal crash profile · Model

Western Star 4900

Compared with Western Star · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 171
Fatal crashes: 171
Deaths inside: 27
Other deaths: 160

Between 2020 and 2024, 171 vehicles described as Western Star 4900 were involved in 171 fatal crashes in the United States. 27 people died inside these vehicles and 160 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	25
2021	42
2022	37
2023	34
2024	33

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

14%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 80 percent of the share for Western Star: 18%
About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	6	23
2021	6	39
2022	3	39
2023	7	30
2024	5	29

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

11%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.5 times the share for Western Star: 7%
About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About half the share for Western Star: 1%
About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

26%

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

About 1.1 times the share for Western Star: 24%
About half the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Western Star 4900	Western Star	All vehicles
Driver speeding	11.1%	7.4%	19.0%
Driver drinking	0.6%	1.1%	17.7%
At night	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	126
Cloudy	25
Rain	7
Snow	4
Severe Crosswinds	2

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	120
Dark - Not Lighted	32
Dawn	9
Dark - Lighted	8
Dusk	2

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	28
New York	8
Illinois	7
North Carolina	7
Mississippi	7
Florida	7
Louisiana	6
Michigan	6
Pennsylvania	6
Maine	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Western Star 4900 by model year

2020 16 crashes
2016 12 crashes
2015 16 crashes
2013 13 crashes
2007 14 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
Mar 22, 2024	Anson County, North Carolina	US-74	1
Mar 13, 2024	Lewiston, Niagara County, New York	SR-104 LEWISTON RD	1
Mar 8, 2024	Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	OLD PINEVILLE RD	2
Feb 26, 2024	Walthall County, Mississippi	US-98	1
Feb 19, 2024	Bell County, Texas	FM 2484	1
Feb 16, 2024	Will County, Illinois	SR-53/CHICAGO ST	1
Jan 28, 2024	Oconto County, Wisconsin	SR-32	1
Jan 3, 2024	Charlevoix County, Michigan	SR-66	1
Dec 1, 2023	Rusk County, Texas	US-79	1
Nov 27, 2023	Berkeley County, South Carolina	SR-467 BLACK TOM RD	1
Nov 16, 2023	Collier County, Florida	CR-846	1
Nov 13, 2023	South Hill, Mecklenburg County, Virginia	US-1	1
Nov 9, 2023	Kerr County, Texas	I-10	1
Nov 7, 2023	Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	SR-300 283 FIELD ARTILLERY HW	1
Oct 12, 2023	Pacific, Franklin County, Missouri	I-44	1
Oct 4, 2023	Berwind, McDowell County, West Virginia	SR-16	1
Sep 21, 2023	Ennis, Ellis County, Texas	I-45	1
Aug 22, 2023	Johnsonville, Rensselaer County, New York	SR-7	2
Aug 6, 2023	Amite County, Mississippi	SR-33	1
Jul 31, 2023	Lamb County, Texas	CR-125	1
Jul 24, 2023	Fresno County, California	SR-41	1
Jul 18, 2023	Outagamie County, Wisconsin	CR-A	1
Jul 5, 2023	Phelps, Pike County, Kentucky	SR-194	1
Jun 24, 2023	Robertson County, Texas	FM 50	1
Jun 12, 2023	McDonald County, Missouri	SR-DD	1

Compare Western Star 4900 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.