# 2006 HONDA CMX250C — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `688983` · 2008-09-18 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** CMX250C
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 9
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
ON AUGUST 20, 2008 I TOOK MY BRAND NEW MOTOR SCOOTER Q LINK SIENNA 150 - 2008 (3 MILES MILEAGE) FOR A SHORT RIDE. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I HAD WHAT I FOUND OUT TO BE A "TANK SLAPPER" - WOBBLE WHEEL ACCIDENT. NEVER HAD I OR MY INSURANCE COMPANY BEEN AWARE THIS LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. I FOUND OUT FROM THE SERVICE MANAGE OF MONTGOMERY CYCLE WHERE I PURCHASED THE SCOOTER, AFTER GIVING HIM ALL THE DETAILS HE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A "TANK SLAPPER", AND INDEED I DID.     MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THE LACK OF FULL AND FAIR DISCLOSURE AND LACK OF EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY UPON PURCHASE, HAD NOT BEEN MADE TO ME. HAD I BEEN AWARE THIS WAS A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF A MOTORCYCLE AND/OR MOTOR SCOOTER, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.     THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WITH GAS PRICES CAUSING THE SALE OF MOTOR SCOOTERS TO RAPIDLY RISE, THERE MOST BE MORE REGULATIONS AND INFORMED LANGUAGE BEFORE THE PURCHASE OF THESE VEHICLES. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE HAD ONLY THE INJURIES THAT I DID,  TRUST ME, IT WAS LIKE I HIT BLACK ICE, THERE WAS NO CONTROLLING THAT SCOOTER, IT WAS LIKE IT HAD A LIFE OF IT'S OWN, THEN, GAS POURED OUT.    I FELT COMPELLED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I AM PLANNING ON CONTACTING MY CONGRESSMAN AS WELL.     I THANK-YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THE REGARDS OF THIS SERIOUS ROAD THREAT. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR INFORMING THEM OF MY INFORMATION HERE AND THEY HAVE MY PERMISSION TO C
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