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2000 HONDA CBR600F4 — SUSPENSION:REAR

1 injured · 317805 · 2001-08-23

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CBR600F4
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SUSPENSION:REAR

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER MAY HAVE HIT A POTHOLE IN THE STREET WHICH CAUSED THE REAR SUSPENSION FORKS TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE MOTORCYCLE, IN WHICH CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND WAS INJURIED, UPON INSPECTION IT APPEARED THAT THE WELDS CONNECTING THE REAR SUSPENSION FORKS TO THE REAR SUSPENSION CASTING OF THE MOTORCYCLE BROKE DUE TO MECHANICAL OVERLOAD, THE WELD JOINTS OF THE REAR SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY WERE WEAKER THAN THE CASTING OR THE FORKS, THE WELD THROATS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE STRONGER THAN THE FORKS, ALSO THE WELD METAL ALLOY APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVELY BRITTLE FOR USE IN FABRICATING CRITICAL STRUCTUAL SUSPENSION PARTS IN THE MOTORCYCLE.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
562660
Machine
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