Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / YZFR1 / 2005

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006061699 Incident Date: Mar, 10 2006
Consumer's City: SAN JOSE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: YZFR1 Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: JYARN13Y15A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 05 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 19 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2005 yamaha yzf r1 motorcycle stalled while riding causing loss of control. this is a known issues as hundreds of other r1 owners experienced this problem yet yamaha refuses to issue a fix or recall. this need to be fix before people die. of course the dead can't talk. this problem can be seen on web logs here: http://www.r1-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=98831. *jb