Fatal crash profile · Model

Yamaha YZF600

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 107
Fatal crashes: 107
Deaths inside: 106
Other deaths: 4

Between 2020 and 2024, 107 vehicles described as Yamaha YZF600 were involved in 107 fatal crashes in the United States. 106 people died inside these vehicles and 4 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	31
2021	30
2022	19
2023	10
2024	17

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

96%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Yamaha: 94%
About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	30	2
2021	30	0
2022	20	0
2023	10	0
2024	16	2

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

53%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.2 times the share for Yamaha: 44%
About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for Yamaha: 23%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About 85 percent of the share for Yamaha: 52%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Yamaha YZF600	Yamaha	All vehicles
Driver speeding	53.3%	44.3%	19.0%
Driver drinking	20.6%	22.7%	17.7%
At night	44.9%	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	88
Cloudy	9
Fog, Smog, Smoke	2
Rain	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	65
Dark - Lighted	21
Dark - Not Lighted	14
Dusk	4
Dawn	2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
California	16
Florida	10
Texas	7
Virginia	6
North Carolina	6
Oregon	5
New York	5
Michigan	4
Pennsylvania	4
Arizona	4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Yamaha YZF600 by model year

2018 20 crashes
2017 12 crashes
2006 11 crashes
2003 14 crashes
2002 10 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
Jan 11, 2021	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	SUNSET BLVD	1
Dec 10, 2020	Plantation, Broward County, Florida	US-441 SR-7	1
Dec 9, 2020	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas	STANTON ST	1
Dec 7, 2020	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	GLENDALE BLVD	1
Nov 30, 2020	Hawaii County, Hawaii	SR-19	1
Nov 25, 2020	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	S HARBORGATE WY	1
Nov 10, 2020	Sacramento County, California	JACKSON RD	1
Oct 20, 2020	Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona	BELL RD	1
Oct 6, 2020	Marion County, West Virginia	CR-26	1
Oct 5, 2020	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon	SE 188TH AVE	1
Sep 16, 2020	Yamhill County, Oregon	SR-18 ODOT 39	1
Aug 26, 2020	Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida	I-95	1
Aug 23, 2020	Oklahoma City, Cleveland County, Oklahoma	STANLEY DRAPER DR	1
Aug 22, 2020	Knox County, Ohio	SR-3	1
Aug 22, 2020	Baltimore County, Maryland	I-795	1
Aug 11, 2020	Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York	SR-25 JERICHO TPK	1
Aug 1, 2020	Osceola County, Florida	MOORE ST	1
Jul 29, 2020	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	DE SOTO AV	1
Jun 24, 2020	Clark County, Nevada	ANN RD	1
Jun 21, 2020	Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut	I-91	1
Jun 5, 2020	Houston, Harris County, Texas	PARK PLACE BLVD	1
Jun 4, 2020	Valley View, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	I-480	1
Jun 1, 2020	King County, Washington	CR-SW CEMETERY RD	1
May 25, 2020	York County, South Carolina	SR-6	1
May 19, 2020	Los Angeles County, California	CR-ANGELES FOREST HWY	1

Compare Yamaha YZF600 with another vehicle

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.