# 2000 KAWASAKI NINJA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `265696` · 2001-01-11 · Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KAWASAKI
- **Model:** NINJA
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING MOTORCYCLE IN FIRST GEAR  IT WAS CHANGING INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN MOTORCYCLE  SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AS HIGH AS 90 MPH, CAUSING  DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A FENCE,  AND RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED  DEALER. *AK  THE DEALER HAS DONE ALL THE NECESSARY REPAIR.  *YH
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