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2006 DUCATI 749 — STEERING

crash1 injured · 605232 · 2006-12-05

Vehicle

Make
DUCATI
Model
749
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Ducati North America
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
5,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON NOVEMBER 24TH I WAS IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. WHILE RIDING MY 2006 749 DUCATI THE FRONT TIRE WAS WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH AND THE BACK TIRE BEGAN TO DO THE SAME. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE BIKE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL, FRACTURING 5 VERTEBRA, BREAKING AN ARM AND A FOOT. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS BIKE. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10175152
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown