2002 BUELL BUELL — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 BUELL BUELL — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Start: 2002-05-04

1 injured · 360755 · 2002-07-08

Vehicle

Make: BUELL
Model: BUELL
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: BUELL-out of business
Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE RIDING AT 70 MPH MOTORCYCLE HANDLE BARS SHAKE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THIS CAUSES CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK THE CONSUMER TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE OSCILLATING HANDLE FIXED. THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A STEERING DAMPER FAILURE AND IT WAS REPLACED. *YH

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8013421
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown