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
Jun 22, 2021	Lakepoint, Tooele County, Utah	I-80	1
Jun 8, 2021	Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina	I-40	1
Jun 8, 2021	Chaves County, New Mexico	US-70	1
May 31, 2021	Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts	I-495	1
May 10, 2021	Chippewa County, Wisconsin	SR-29	2
May 10, 2021	Andrews County, Texas	SR-115/KERMIT HWY	1
May 5, 2021	Barton County, Kansas	US-281	1
Apr 13, 2021	Pima County, Arizona	I-19	1
Apr 8, 2021	Bell County, Texas	FM 2484	1
Apr 7, 2021	Tyler County, Texas	US-287	1
Apr 1, 2021	Lenox, Madison County, New York	SR-13/5 SENECA TPKE	1
Mar 30, 2021	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	US-176	1
Mar 28, 2021	Wilson County, Tennessee	I-40	1
Mar 22, 2021	Lexington County, South Carolina	SR-72	1
Mar 15, 2021	Columbiana County, Ohio	SR-39	1
Mar 13, 2021	Smith County, Texas	SR-64	1
Feb 23, 2021	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	US-190	1
Feb 18, 2021	Lee County, Florida	CR-850	1
Feb 8, 2021	King and Queen County, Virginia	SR-14/LEWIS B PULLER MEMORIAL	2
Jan 27, 2021	Natrona County, Wyoming	SR-220 CY AVE	1
Jan 6, 2021	Franklin County, Mississippi	US-84	1
Dec 16, 2020	Love County, Oklahoma	I-35	1
Dec 5, 2020	Cooper County, Missouri	SR-98	1
Nov 23, 2020	Pevely, Jefferson County, Missouri	I-55	2
Nov 7, 2020	Pottawatomie County, Kansas	CR-SPRING CREEK RD	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.