Harley Davidson on the Hook for $287 Million in Deadly Three-Wheeler Crash

[Leaky Waders]

I don't personally own a HD trike but thought this would be of interest to those who do.
Harley Davidson on the Hook for $287 Million in Deadly Three-Wheeler Crash

 

[Papa Zook]

What Happened?​

June 2020 Crash​

While driving his 2019 model Harley-Davidson Trike-Tri Glide Ultra motorcycle in Hamlin Township, Pennsylvania in June 2020 Harold Morris’ Harley suddenly malfunctioned.

The three-wheeler suddenly veered across the oncoming traffic lanes, off the road, and into an embankment. Morris, a New York resident who bought the bike in 2018, suffered life-threatening injuries in the June 2020 accident. His passenger and life partner Pamela Sinclair did not survive the crash.

February 2019 Crash​

Astoundingly, this was not the couple’s first non-driver-caused crash on the Harley. On a ride in Florida in 2019 in an eerily similar accident the motorcycle “suddenly, inexplicably and unexpectedly, and without warning malfunctioned,” crashing into an embankment. The accident damaged the bike, which Morris had repaired.

Three-Wheeler Recalled​

In November 2019, after Morris’s first crash, Harley-Davidson recalled several 2019 and 2020 motorcycles. Harold’s three-wheeler was among the bikes recalled due to a software problem. Robert Bosch LLC of Farmington Hills, Michigan manufactured the recalled component.

Within a few weeks of getting the recall notice, Morris had his Harley serviced to correct the announced software defect. Believing the problem was fixed, Harold and Pamela headed out again on the Harley in 2020, culminating in the June 2020 crash.

 

[trike lady]

That's sad, I'm sorry but I'm probably in the minority I do not feel vehicles need computer control and someone writing code for how it should operate.

 

[nucseal]

That's sad, I'm sorry but I'm probably in the minority I do not feel vehicles need computer control and someone writing code for how it should operate.

+1 See what happens on appeal!

 

[bikerbillone]

Maybe built from ground up not so great after all. Coulda been that Chinese ECU malfunction with emphasis on 'coulda', cause I don't know.

 

[RKplus10]

That's sad, I'm sorry but I'm probably in the minority I do not feel vehicles need computer control and someone writing code for how it should operate.

Yes, we probably are in the minority, but I couldn’t agree more.

 

[ol' school]

That's sad, I'm sorry but I'm probably in the minority I do not feel vehicles need computer control and someone writing code for how it should operate.

I too agree with that...