Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / YZFR6L / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285825 Incident Date: Jun, 05 2004
Consumer's City: GUYTON Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: YZFR6L Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JYARJ04E12A Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 29 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 24 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2002 yamaha yzf r6 bought new 8-25-02.battery leaked acid onto rear shock,swingarm,shift lever,rear set,chain guardd,chain,sprocket.date of leak was 6-7-04.battery acid stained all parts.caused chain to rust,also caused it too kink.yamaha denies warranty for parts,says battery,chain and sprockets are normal wear items.even though its not normal for a battery too leak acid.will not cover swingarm and shock because its cosmetic damage and does not hurt performance of parts.it just looks bad.so i will have too pay for repairs.*ak