2003 AMERICAN IRONHORSE TEXAS CHOPPER — SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 AMERICAN IRONHORSE TEXAS CHOPPER — SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
Start: 2007-08-12

crash2 injured · 636474 · 2007-08-29

Vehicle

Make: AMERICAN IRONHORSE
Model: TEXAS CHOPPER
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: American IronHorse Motorcycle Company
Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
Miles at failure: 1,480
Speed: 50 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

POOR DESIGN IN MOTORCYCLE SHOCK MOUNT LED TO FAILURE OF WELD AND BREAKAGE CAUSING REAR WHEEL OF MOTORCYCLE TO LOCK AGAINST FENDER RESULTING IN A CRASH AND INJURIES. SAME MAKE AND MODEL MOTORCYCLES HAS A HISTORY OF FAILURE IN SAME AREA. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10201150
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown