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
Jan 6, 2023 Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey 1
Jan 6, 2023 Lake County, Florida 1
Jan 6, 2023 Ventura County, California 1
Jan 4, 2023 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jan 1, 2023 San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 30, 2022 Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas 1
Dec 30, 2022 Darlington County, South Carolina 1
Dec 29, 2022 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 29, 2022 Babylon, Suffolk County, New York 1
Dec 29, 2022 Leesburg, Lake County, Florida 1
Dec 28, 2022 Newport News, Newport News city, Virginia 1
Dec 27, 2022 Watauga, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Dec 26, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 25, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 24, 2022 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Dec 20, 2022 DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Dec 20, 2022 Key West, Monroe County, Florida 1
Dec 18, 2022 Carroll County, Georgia 1
Dec 18, 2022 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Dec 18, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 17, 2022 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Dec 17, 2022 Orlando, Orange County, Florida 1
Dec 15, 2022 San Marcos, Hays County, Texas 1
Dec 11, 2022 Nueces County, Texas 1
Dec 11, 2022 Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida 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.