Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / YAMAHA / 2002

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003233404 Incident Date: Aug, 31 2003
Consumer's City: CHARLES TOWN Consumer's State: WV
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: YAMAHA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:rear:shock absorber
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JYAVP04E82A Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 31 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 08 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Rear shock failed on my 2002 yamaha royal star midnight venture. caused very poor and unsafe handling characteristics including bottoming out and unstable cornering. it appears that this problem is fairly common with this model and yamaha is replacing with the same faulty designed rear shock.*ak