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2013 HUSQVARNA TR650 — POWER TRAIN

crash1 injured · 1093591 · 2014-08-02

Vehicle

Make
HUSQVARNA
Model
TR650
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Husqvarna Motorcycles NA, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
1,200
Speed
8 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ENGINE STALLS WHEN CLUTCH PULLED IN AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND CLUTCH IS PULLED IN TO SELECT LOWER GEAR. HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN TWO MONTHS. ABOVE MENTIONED INJURY HAPPENED UPON PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS FULLY WARMED UP, HAD BEEN IDLING FOR 6 MINUTES, AND AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY A CAR CAME BY. I PULLED IN CLUTCH AND ENGINE STOPPED. I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS AND LOST BALANCE. BIKE FELL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. I SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE AND BADLY BURNED IT ALSO. THE STALLING HAS OCCURRED WHEN COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN, WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT, WHEN COMING DOWN A HILL ON A DIRT ROAD ETC. I HAD HOPES THAT IDLE SPEED COULD BE ADJUSTED HIGHER BUT DEALER SAYS THE IDLE IS DETERMINED BY ENGINE ELECTRONICS AND COMES FROM FACTORY PRESET.THE DEALER CANNOT ADJUST THE IDLE SPEED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHERS WHO OWN THIS MODEL AND ALL OF THEM HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN RIDING MOTORCYCLES FOR 45YRS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10618382
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