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1999 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHT — STEERING

crash1 injured · 191654 · 2000-01-05

Vehicle

Make
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Model
FLHT
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE ON HWY.89 EAST OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ AS I WAS PASSING THE VEHICLE THE BIKE WENT IN TO A VIOLENT POWER WOBBLE. THE RESULTING CRASH REQUIRED MEDIVAC HELICOPTER, 12 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL AND SEVERAL OTHER SURGERIES SINCE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
716951
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown