← NHTSA complaints

2001 YAMAHA XVS650 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash1 injured · 474683 · 2004-05-10

Vehicle

Make
YAMAHA
Model
XVS650
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
4,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING AT >30 MPH ON PAVED SURFACE ROAD. I HAD JUST MADE A LEFT TURN AND WAS GOING THROUGH GEARS TO ACCELERATE TO CRUISING SPEED. A DOG ENTERED THE ROADWAY AND I APPLIED BOTH BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. REAR BRAKE IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A LOCKUP SITUATION AND WOULDN'T RELEASE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND THE BROKEN LEG I AM STILL FIGHTING. I HAVE RIDDEN MOTORCYCLES SINCE 1973 AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME. *LA

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10072323
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown