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2002 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

crash1 injured · 478212 · 2004-06-03

Vehicle

Make
UNKNOWN
Model
UNKNOWN
Year
2002
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Miles at failure
25
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY MOTORCYCLE (INDEPENDENCE BRAND -- MODEL IS FREEDOM EXPRESS) HAS SOME TYPE OF SHORTAGE IN THE LIGHTING SYSTEM. THE BLINKERS WORK WHEN AND IF THEY WANT TO. THEY WILL COME ON SOMETIMES ON THEIR OWN...AND I AM UNABLE TO CUT THEM OFF. WHEN I WANT THEM TO COME ON, SOMETIMES THEY WILL AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T. THE BIKE HAS BEEN TO TWO DEALERS TO BE FIXED. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A TOTAL OF ABOUT 10 TIMES. I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY RECENTLY AND SOMEONE PASSED ME ON THE LEFT. I AM ASSUMING THE BLINKER QUIT WORKING. THEY RAN INTO ME. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT FULLY INTO MY TURN AND THEY SIDE SWIPED ME. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10074757
Machine
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