Fatal crash profile · Model

Yamaha YZF690

Vehicles, 2021–2024: 95
Fatal crashes: 95
Deaths inside: 91
Other deaths: 10

Between 2021 and 2024, 95 vehicles described as Yamaha YZF690 were involved in 95 fatal crashes in the United States. 91 people died inside these vehicles and 10 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
2021	2
2022	12
2023	33
2024	48

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

90%

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%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2021	2	0
2022	11	1
2023	31	8
2024	47	1

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

55%

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%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About three-quarters of the share for Yamaha: 23%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

59%

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

About 1.1 times the share for Yamaha: 52%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Yamaha YZF690	Yamaha	All vehicles
Driver speeding	54.7%	44.3%	19.0%
Driver drinking	16.8%	22.7%	17.7%
At night	58.9%	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	82
Cloudy	9

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	47
Dark - Lighted	27
Dark - Not Lighted	15
Dusk	5
Dawn	1

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
Texas	18
California	17
Florida	12
South Carolina	5
North Carolina	4
Maryland	3
Ohio	3
Hawaii	3
Georgia	3
Arizona	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Yamaha YZF690 by model year

2024 22 crashes
2023 28 crashes
2022 45 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
Jul 3, 2024	Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona	S VAL VISTA DR	1
Jun 28, 2024	League City, Galveston County, Texas	SR-3	1
Jun 13, 2024	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	SR-580 SP/CAMP BOWIE WEST BLVD	1
Jun 11, 2024	Santa Clara County, California	US-101	1
Jun 10, 2024	Lilburn, Gwinnett County, Georgia	SR-8	1
Jun 9, 2024	Akron, Summit County, Ohio	MU-1480 HAWKINS AV	1
Jun 6, 2024	Tuolumne County, California	SR-108	1
Jun 5, 2024	Ledyard, New London County, Connecticut	TS-29 CHRISTY HILL RD	1
Jun 1, 2024	Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida	SR-26	1
May 12, 2024	Fairview Park, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	SR-10 LORAIN RD	1
Apr 28, 2024	Garden City, Finney County, Kansas	N 8TH ST	1
Apr 27, 2024	Loganville, Gwinnett County, Georgia	US-78 SR-10	1
Apr 27, 2024	San Diego, San Diego County, California	I-8	1
Apr 21, 2024	Newport News, Newport News city, Virginia	SR-173 DENBIGH BLVD	1
Apr 18, 2024	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona	SR-202	1
Apr 14, 2024	Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida	SR-507	1
Apr 5, 2024	Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico	US-285	1
Mar 15, 2024	Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina	SR-146 WOODRUFF RD	1
Feb 24, 2024	Los Angeles County, California	I-605	1
Feb 9, 2024	Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas	I69 FRONTAGE	1
Jan 27, 2024	Wilkes County, North Carolina	SR-16	1
Jan 26, 2024	Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia	MU-85902 INDIAN RIVER RD	1
Jan 19, 2024	Newport Beach, Orange County, California	JAMBOREE RD	1
Dec 9, 2023	Hillsborough County, Florida	US-301	1
Nov 19, 2023	Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida	US-441	1

Compare Yamaha YZF690 with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.