NHTSA Complaint #11417925 — 2020 HONDA SXS1000

The contact owns a 2020 Honda Motorcycle SXS1000 (PIONEER 1000). The contact stated that while crossing a creek at 5 MPH, he hit a hole which caused the motorcycle to roll over into the creek. Upon landing in the water, the contact attempted to exit the motorcycle but the seatbelt would not detach. As the contact struggled to release himself, his girlfriend who was also on the motorcycle, made three separate attempts to release the seat belt and was finally successful on the third attempt. As his girlfriend was able to pull him from out of the water, the contact was blue and unresponsive after being underwater for nearly 5 minutes. The contact's girlfriend was able to perform CPR on the contact and he was able to regain consciousness. EMS arrived on the scene and checked his vitals; the contact refused to be taken to the local hospital and was taken home by a sheriff. Later that night, the contact's girlfriend had taken him to his local hospital where they discovered that his vitals were low and he was immediately placed into ICU. The contact was released from the ICU the next day and was discharged from the hospital after two days. The motorcycle was initially towed to an independent mechanic and was later towed to another location by his insurance company where it remained in their possession awaiting an investigation. The manufacturer nor the dealer have yet to be notified of the failure. The contact was informed by his insurance that after the investigation concluded, the vehicle would be destroyed. The failure mileage was approximately 800.