| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000018479 | Incident Date: Jun, 02 2000 |
| Consumer's City: SOUTH BEND | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: CBR600F4 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:rear |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JH2PC3501YM | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 22 2001 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 23 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving, consumer may have hit a pothole in the street which caused the rear suspension forks to break away from the motorcycle, in which consumer loss control of the motorcycle and was injuried, upon inspection it appeared that the welds connecting the rear suspension forks to the rear suspension casting of the motorcycle broke due to mechanical overload, the weld joints of the rear suspension assembly were weaker than the casting or the forks, the weld throats should have been made stronger than the forks, also the weld metal alloy appeared to have been excessively brittle for use in fabricating critical structual suspension parts in the motorcycle.(attorney for client)*jb |
