# 2004 KAWASAKI VN1500-E7 — TIRES:TUBE
> NHTSA complaint `500699` · 2004-10-09 · Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KAWASAKI
- **Model:** VN1500-E7
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
- **Component:** TIRES:TUBE
- **Miles at failure:** 1,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
(1) FRONT TIRE RAPIDLY LOST AIR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.  (2) I DISLOCATED MY LEFT KNEE AND LEFT HIP.  INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE METAL INNER TUBE VALVE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE RUBBER TUBE.  (3) I REPLACED THE TUBE AND TIRE AND GOING TO SELL THE MOTORCYCLE.   *NM
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