1998 HARLEY-DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 HARLEY-DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Start: 2006-06-03

crash1 injured · 587128 · 2006-07-04

Vehicle

Make: HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Model: ULTRA CLASSIC
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Miles at failure: 55,000
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BROKEN SWING ARM (A FRAME SECTION) CAUSING A HIGH SPEED WOBBLE LEADING TO CRASH. SWING ARM CRACKED OVER TOP OF AXLE ALLOWING THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER TO PUSH OPEN THE END OF THE SWING ARM EXPOSING THE REAR AXEL SHAFT. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10161361
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown