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
Oct 7, 2023 San Diego County, California 1
Oct 7, 2023 Kern County, California 2
Oct 6, 2023 Oakland, Alameda County, California 1
Oct 6, 2023 Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 6, 2023 Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 5, 2023 Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin 1
Oct 5, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Oct 5, 2023 New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 5, 2023 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Oct 5, 2023 Nassau County, Florida 1
Oct 5, 2023 San Joaquin County, California 1
Oct 4, 2023 Azusa, Los Angeles County, California 3
Oct 4, 2023 Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 3, 2023 Livingston Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 2, 2023 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Oct 2, 2023 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Oct 1, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 2
Oct 1, 2023 Harris County, Texas 1
Oct 1, 2023 Cleveland County, Oklahoma 1
Oct 1, 2023 Montague, Sussex County, New Jersey 1
Oct 1, 2023 Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Oct 1, 2023 Geneva County, Alabama 1
Sep 30, 2023 Lycoming County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 30, 2023 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 30, 2023 Washtenaw County, Michigan 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.