Fatal crash profile · Model
Yamaha YZF-R1
Compared with Yamaha · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 515
- Fatal crashes
- 513
- Deaths inside
- 496
- Other deaths
- 34
Between 2020 and 2024, 515 vehicles described as Yamaha YZF-R1 were involved in 513 fatal crashes in the United States. 496 people died inside these vehicles and 34 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other motorcycles or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 41 |
| 2021 | 106 |
| 2022 | 116 |
| 2023 | 132 |
| 2024 | 120 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
94%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Yamaha: 94%
- About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 40 | 1 |
| 2021 | 99 | 11 |
| 2022 | 111 | 8 |
| 2023 | 132 | 6 |
| 2024 | 114 | 8 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
60%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.4 times the share for Yamaha: 44%
- About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 90 percent of the share for Yamaha: 23%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
55%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Yamaha: 52%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Yamaha | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 60.0% | 44.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 20.4% | 22.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 55.1% | 52.4% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 436 |
| Cloudy | 56 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 274 |
| Dark - Lighted | 133 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 80 |
| Dusk | 17 |
| Dawn | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 65 |
| Florida | 64 |
| Texas | 51 |
| Georgia | 25 |
| Pennsylvania | 24 |
| Illinois | 18 |
| Colorado | 17 |
| North Carolina | 17 |
| Arizona | 16 |
| New York | 15 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Yamaha YZF-R1 by model year
- 2024 12 crashes
- 2022 14 crashes
- 2020 23 crashes
- 2018 15 crashes
- 2016 21 crashes
- 2015 20 crashes
- 2014 24 crashes
- 2013 18 crashes
- 2012 25 crashes
- 2011 15 crashes
- 2010 17 crashes
- 2009 39 crashes
- 2008 17 crashes
- 2007 42 crashes
- 2006 32 crashes
- 2005 48 crashes
- 2004 31 crashes
- 2003 26 crashes
- 2002 11 crashes
- 2001 10 crashes
- 2000 10 crashes
- 1999 14 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2024 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | SR-2 SOLOMONS ISLAND RD | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Lubbock County, Texas | US-84 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Golf, Cook County, Illinois | MU- GOLF RD | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Lee County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado | W LITTLETON BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Huntington Beach, Orange County, California | HAMILTON AV | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Fort Lupton, Weld County, Colorado | US-85 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio | SR-161 DUBLIN GRANVILLE RD | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Clark County, Washington | SR-500 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia | SR-3 TARA BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee | US-79 SR-13 KRAFT ST | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | Hocking County, Ohio | SR-180 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | Burlington County, New Jersey | SAVOY BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | `aiea, Honolulu County, Hawaii | I-H1 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Akron, Summit County, Ohio | SR-261 TALLMADGE AV | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Sunrise, Broward County, Florida | MU-OAKLAND PARK BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | E 41ST ST | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | I-595 JOHN HANSON HWY | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Yellowstone County, Montana | YELLOWSTONE TRAIL RD | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | Meriwether County, Georgia | I-85 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado | SR-72 INDIANA ST | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Oxford, Johnson County, Iowa | TS-AUGUSTA AVE | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Indio, Riverside County, California | AVENUE 48 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana | MU-JOHN WILLIAMS BOULEVARD | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2024 | Richland County, South Carolina | I-77 RAMP | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.