Fatal crash profile · Make

Yamaha

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
4,220
Fatal crashes
4,183
Deaths inside
4,112
Other deaths
247

Between 2020 and 2024, 4,220 vehicles described as Yamaha were involved in 4,183 fatal crashes in the United States. 4,112 people died inside these vehicles and 247 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 801
2021 832
2022 849
2023 879
2024 859

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 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 782 45
2021 808 53
2022 830 41
2023 862 54
2024 830 54

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

44%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Yamaha All vehicles
Driver speeding 44.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.7% 17.7%
At night 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 3,439
Cloudy 450
Rain 74
Fog, Smog, Smoke 21
Severe Crosswinds 4

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 2,281
Dark - Lighted 948
Dark - Not Lighted 684
Dusk 184
Dawn 36

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 492
Florida 473
Texas 370
Pennsylvania 198
Georgia 175
New York 169
Arizona 146
Michigan 129
North Carolina 127
Ohio 117

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Yamaha models

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jul 1, 2021 Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin 1
Jul 1, 2021 New York City, New York County, New York 1
Jul 1, 2021 Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan 1
Jun 30, 2021 Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee 1
Jun 30, 2021 Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 1
Jun 30, 2021 Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Jun 30, 2021 Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Jun 28, 2021 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 28, 2021 New York City, Kings County, New York 1
Jun 28, 2021 Cook County, Illinois 1
Jun 28, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 2
Jun 27, 2021 Washington County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 27, 2021 Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 26, 2021 Travis County, Texas 1
Jun 26, 2021 Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jun 26, 2021 Muskogee County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 26, 2021 Elmore County, Idaho 1
Jun 25, 2021 Brownville, Jefferson County, New York 1
Jun 25, 2021 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Jun 24, 2021 Outagamie County, Wisconsin 1
Jun 24, 2021 York, York County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 24, 2021 Monett, Barry County, Missouri 1
Jun 24, 2021 Romulus, Wayne County, Michigan 2
Jun 24, 2021 Montgomery County, Maryland 1
Jun 24, 2021 Redding, Shasta County, California 1

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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.