Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / PTR250 / 2002

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002181094 Incident Date: Jul, 23 2002
Consumer's City: ALBION Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: PTR250 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JYACG07302A Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 31 2002 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 19 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 1 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Clutch lever depressed and engaged throttle suddenly went up in air and rider was thrown from vehicle. clutch cable had snapped. yamaha company stated unless consumer agreed that this happened due to rider inexperience they would not honor warranty. reported by mike jones. *ak consumer stated after faxing a detailed description of the incident, the manufacturer agreed to repair the bike as a good will.*jb *scc