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2005 HONDA VTX1300 — STEERING

crash1 injured · 902498 · 2012-01-29

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
VTX1300
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
31,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING AS I ENTERED A CURVE ON A PAVED ROAD CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND LEAVE THE PAVEMENT AND CRASH. APPROXIMATELY $1500.00 DOLLARS DAMAGE TO THE MOTORCYCLE . I WAS EJECTED OVER THE HANDLEBARS CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION TO MY CHIN AND THE LOSS OF THREE LOWER FRONT TEETH.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10446430
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown