Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / YAMAHA / 2001

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003233343 Incident Date: Jun, 07 2003
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: YAMAHA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JY4AM01361A Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 30 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 25 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 1 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While climbing a hill reaching the peak rear tires locked up (transmission seezed) causing loss of control over the bike. the vehicle (atv) then rolled backwards on top of me. it caused minor scrapes, bruising and soreness. substantial damage to the bike also.when i tried to call the dealer where i had bought my bike they denied any problems with the transmision. when i asked why improvements were made to the 2002 no reply was given. *ak