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2005 Hci 100 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 30, 2009
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 31, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Hci 100. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 30, 2009
Crash reported1 injury reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A HJC JET 3/4 MOTORCYCLE HELMET (NA), PART NUMBER 98012-06V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HELMET FITS SNUGLY ON THE DRIVER'S HEAD. WHEN THE AIR VENT ON THE HELMET IS OPEN, AIR ENTERS INTO 3/4 STYROFOAM INSTEAD OF COOLING OFF THE HEAD. ON A HOT DAY, HER HUSBAND BECAME DIZZY WHILE WEARING THE HELMET. A CRASH OCCURRED, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO REMAIN IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT FOR EIGHT DAYS DUE TO SEVERE INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. UPDATED 08/19/09 *BF UPDATED 08/20/09.*JB UPDATED 02/18/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/02/10*JB

NHTSA ID
10278780
Incident
Jul 7, 2009
Other / unspecified
Filed Sep 15, 2008
1 injury reported

DEAR NHTSA, NORTH CAROLINA RECENTLY CHANGED IT'S MOTORCYCLE HELMET LAW WHICH REQUIRES HELMETS TO MEET SOME FMV-XXX? REQUIREMENT( WHATEVER THAT IS). I BOUGHT ONE FROM HCI AND IT HAS CAUSED ME NECK PROBLEMS DUE TO ITS SIZE AND WEIGHT. I CANNOT RIDE MORE THAN 50 MILES ANYMORE WITHOUT A BREAK DUE TO THE WIND RESISTANCE. IF STATES ARE GOING TO REQUIRE SAFETY EQUIPMENT THEY SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND CONSIDER THE EVERY DAY EFFECTS OF SUCH REQUIREMENTS RATHER THAN JUST A POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC EVENT. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID
10242350
Incident
Sep 15, 2008
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 16, 2007
1 injury reported

ON MULTIPLE TRIPS RIDING TO AND FROM WORK MY DOT APPROVED HELMET HAS CAUSED EXCESS NECK AND BACK PAIN DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE HELMET. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED (ABOVE 35 MPH) THE HELMET CATCHES THE WIND AND IS PULLED UP AND BACK. AFTER STOPPING AND REPEATEDLY ADJUSTING THE HELMET, THE HELMET STILL IS PULLED BACK DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF HELMET. MY ONLY PURPOSE IN WEARING THE HELMET IS TO AVOID INJURY DUE TO MATERIAL BLOWING OF GRAVEL TRUCKS ON THE HIGHWAY I TRAVEL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10212017
Incident
Dec 4, 2007
Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 31, 2007

FAILURE OF DOT "APPROVED" HELMETS TO SAVE LIVES. HELMETS DON'T SAVE LIVES, FEWER ACCIDENTS DO. WHY DOES NHTSA KEEP CRAMMING THIS HELMET JUNK DOWN THE PUBLICS THROATS? KEEP THE PEOPLE IN CAGES FROM RUNNING INTO MOTORCYCLES AND YOU WILL SAVE A BUNCH OF LIVES. ASK THE CAGE FOLKS TO WATCH THEIR LEFT TURNS INTO A BIKE'S PATH AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WILL LIVE FOR ANOTHER RIDE. PLEASE SPEND YOUR TIME IN ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE AND YOU'LL MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE THAN TRYING TO CRAM A USELESS HELMET ON A BIKER'S HEAD. THANKS, RICH MONTGOMERY *TR

NHTSA ID
10207590
Incident
Oct 31, 2007

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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