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2003 KAWASAKI KAWASAKI — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 500191 · 2004-10-06

Vehicle

Make
KAWASAKI
Model
KAWASAKI
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
3,106
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I OWN A 2003 KAWASAKI ZR 750H3 MOTORCYCLE. THREE WEEKS AGO, WHILE DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY, THE THROTTLE DID NOT GO BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION WHEN I RELEASED IT LEADING TO CONTINUED ACCELERATION OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND FINALLY I COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I RELEASED THE THROTTLE THERE WAS SO LITTLE TIME TO REACT BEFORE I WAS TO HIT SOMETHING AND NOT ENOUGH AREA TO BRAKE FULLY TO A STOP, THEREFORE I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. I RECEIVED INJURIES TO MY LIVER AND KIDNEYS AND WAS FLOWN TO UMASS HOSPITAL. THE MOTORCYCLE'S ENTIRE FRONT END IS IN VERY BAD CONDITION. THE FORKS ARE BROKEN, THE FRONT FAIRING IS DESTROYED, AND THE EXHAUST IS ALSO IN VERY BAD CONDITION.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10093696
Machine
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