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
Oct 27, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	SR-1 LINCOLN BLVD	1
Oct 18, 2023	Florence County, South Carolina	US-76 E PALMETTO STREET	1
Oct 4, 2023	Azusa, Los Angeles County, California	ARROW HWY	3
Oct 2, 2023	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-35	1
Sep 29, 2023	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas	SR-20/MESA ST	1
Sep 29, 2023	Snellville, Gwinnett County, Georgia	CS-RONALD REGAN PKWY	1
Sep 2, 2023	Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania	US-422 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HW	1
Aug 17, 2023	Rowan County, North Carolina	SR-801	1
Aug 12, 2023	Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont	SR- 11	1
Aug 3, 2023	Clark County, Nevada	SR-604	1
Jul 22, 2023	Spring Hill, Williamson County, Tennessee	SR-247 DUPLEX RD	1
Jul 22, 2023	Charles County, Maryland	SR-5 LEONARDTOWN RD	1
Jul 11, 2023	Los Angeles County, California	SR-27	1
Jun 18, 2023	Arenac County, Michigan	SR-13 HURON RD	3
Jun 2, 2023	Travis County, Texas	MU-PFLUGERVILLE PKWY	1
May 29, 2023	Miami-Dade County, Florida	MU-SW 36TH ST	1
May 25, 2023	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas	SR-375 LP	2
May 16, 2023	Oldsmar, Pinellas County, Florida	CR-752	1
May 7, 2023	Batavia, Kane County, Illinois	SR-25 S RIVER ST	1
May 4, 2023	Wahiawa, Honolulu County, Hawaii	SR-99 WILIKINA DRIVE	1
May 1, 2023	Lincoln County, Oklahoma	SR-18	1
Apr 21, 2023	Fort Ann, Washington County, New York	SR-149	1
Apr 15, 2023	Cherokee County, South Carolina	SR-57 PIEDMONT RD	1
Apr 15, 2023	Honolulu County, Hawaii	I-H1	1
Apr 9, 2023	Makaha, Honolulu County, Hawaii	SR-93	2

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.