Contains information about parked and working vehicles that were involved in FARS crashes.
A parked vehicle is a motor vehicle that is stopped off the roadway.
A working vehicle is a motor vehicle involved in trafficway maintenance, construction, or utility activities.
It excludes vehicles performing:
- private maintenance
- construction
- utility activities
Data users are strongly advised to consult the annual FARS/CRSS Coding and Validation Manuals for a detailed description.
There is one record per parked/working vehicle.
| Long Form Data Name | Data Element |
|---|---|
| State Number | STATE 1 |
| Consecutive Number | ST_CASE 1 |
| Vehicle Number | VEH_NO 1 |
| Trailer Vehicle Identification Number | PTRLR3VIN |
| Trailer Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) | PTRLR1GVWR |
| Trailer Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) | PTRLR2GVWR |
| Trailer Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) | PTRLR3GVWR |
| Motor Carrier Identification Number | PMCARR_ID |
| MCID Issuing Authority | PMCARR_I1 |
| MCID Identification Number | PMCARR_I2 |
| Vehicle Configuration | PV_CONFIG |
| Cargo Body Type | PCARGTYP |
| Hazardous Material Involvement | PHAZ_INV |
| Hazardous Material Placard | PHAZPLAC |
| Hazardous Material Identification Number | PHAZ_ID |
| Hazardous Material Class Number | PHAZ_CNO |
| Release of Hazardous Material from the Cargo Compartment | PHAZ_REL |
| Bus Use | PBUS_USE |
| Special Use | PSP_USE |
| Emergency Motor Vehicle Use | PEM_USE |
| Vehicle Underride/Override | PUNDEROVERRIDE |
| Area of Impact – Initial Contact Point | PIMPACT1 |
| Extent of Damage | PVEH_SEV |
| Vehicle Towed | PTOWED |
| Most Harmful Event | PM_HARM |
| Fire Occurrence | PFIRE |
| NCSA Make Model Combined | PMAK_MOD |
| VIN Character 1 | PVIN_1 |
| VIN Character 2 | PVIN_2 |
| VIN Character 3 | PVIN_3 |
| VIN Character 4 | PVIN_4 |
| VIN Character 5 | PVIN_5 |
| VIN Character 6 | PVIN_6 |
| VIN Character 7 | PVIN_7 |
| VIN Character 8 | PVIN_8 |
| VIN Character 9 | PVIN_9 |
| VIN Character 10 | PVIN_10 |
| VIN Character 11 | PVIN_11 |
| VIN Character 12 | PVIN_12 |
| Fatalities in Vehicle | PDEATHS |