Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / VIRAGO / 1992

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000042542 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: WYANDOTTE Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: VIRAGO Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 30 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1993
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When slowing to stop and park the motorcycle, the clutch lever broke causing the driver to be off balance and unintentionally increasing the throttle resulting in the motorcycle striking an 18 inch curb and riding over the curb. if the failure had occured in traffic, significantly higher damage and possible injuries or fatilities could have occurred. *ak