| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002238568 | Incident Date: Aug, 25 2002 |
| Consumer's City: DALTON | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| Model Name: YZFR1L | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JYARN05E3YA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 01 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While riding all gauges sweep, battery slowly dies causing the bike to stall and not to restart. the dealer found the failed and melted plug to voltage regulator and burnt wiring. first, the dealer replaced at the cost of $150.00. the parts worked for about 6 mos/500 miles. second, the previously melted plug wiring completely fried. yamaha made a repair kit that does not fit or work properly, tabs on clips do not hold in housing. several attempts to have the part(s) recalled by yamaha with no success. yamaha said that this is a warranty issue not a safety issue. there are 3 (three), to my knowledge, in my town that are experiencing these same issues. *la |
