Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / XVS11 / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
1 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005063364 Incident Date: Sep, 15 2005
Consumer's City: EL CAJON Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: XVS11 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JYAVP11Y24A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 23 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 04 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My partner drove a v star 1100 2004. she had complained of the back tire locking up, but upon service, nothing was found. she had had a problem with metal flecks in the oil. on sept 16, 2005, while driving north bound on i-15 near hesperia, ca motorcycle was rear ended causing back tire to lock up and throw the driver over the handle bars. driver took off and has not been found. my partner was killed almost instantly. my concern is whether her back tire locked up before she was hit. i have not been able to get a clear answer on this. the chp were not able to get and eye witness to the whole event to say which happened first. i have picture of the damaged motorcycle that i took at the scrap yard. i do know the tow truck driver had to rock the bike to get the back tire loose to move it. i can't bring my partner back. but i can try to make sure not one else encounters this problem with their v star. thanks for listening. *nm