# 2001 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — WHEELS
> NHTSA complaint `400669` · 2003-04-01 · UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** UNKNOWN
- **Model:** UNKNOWN
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
- **Component:** WHEELS
- **Miles at failure:** 2,245
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
THE AMERICAN WIRE WHEEL ON THE REAR OF MY MOTORCYCLE BASICALLY FELL APART WHILE I WAS RIDING IT.  IT IS A RADIAL SPOKED WHEEL AND THERE WAS NOT ONE SPOKE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE HUB AND THE RIM.  THEY ALL CAME OUT WHILE I WAS RIDING.  I THOUGHT I WAS EXPERIENCING A FLAT TIRE AS THE REAR OF THE BIKE BEGAN TO WOBBLE, I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE REAR OF THE MOTORCYCLE JUST DROPPED DOWN ON THE PAVEMENT DUE TO ALL THE SPOKES COMING OUT OF THE HUB AND RIM.  I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE WHEEL THAT FELL APART.   *JB
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