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
Nov 27, 2023 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
Nov 25, 2023 Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia 1
Nov 24, 2023 Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia 1
Nov 24, 2023 San Diego County, California 1
Nov 24, 2023 Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 24, 2023 West Covina, Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 24, 2023 Riverside County, California 1
Nov 23, 2023 Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 1
Nov 23, 2023 Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 23, 2023 Sarasota County, Florida 1
Nov 23, 2023 Los Angeles County, California 2
Nov 22, 2023 Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California 1
Nov 22, 2023 Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 21, 2023 Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1
Nov 20, 2023 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
Nov 19, 2023 Argyle, Denton County, Texas 1
Nov 19, 2023 Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida 1
Nov 18, 2023 League City, Galveston County, Texas 1
Nov 18, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 17, 2023 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Nov 16, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Nov 15, 2023 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Nov 15, 2023 Escambia County, Florida 1
Nov 14, 2023 Orange County, Florida 1
Nov 13, 2023 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1

Compare Yamaha 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.