| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006068054 | Incident Date: Mar, 24 2006 |
| Consumer's City: CONROE | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| Model Name: YZF600RG | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JY4AJ02W3YA | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 12 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Nov, 29 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Yamaha 600 grizzly, mod yfm600fhm, vin no. jy4-aj02w-3-ya024767 03/25/06 while riding my yamaha 600 grizzly i had a near death experience with major fire. bike back fired through top of engine releasing large amounts of gasoline. i immediately had 2 ft flames both sides of gas tank as i tried to stop. fire in my face, heat on my chest i jumped for my life. i laid there feeling pain & watching my yamaha burn to ash and charred metal. less than a minute flames were 20 ft in the air. bike professionals told me that i was very lucky to escape with only bumps and bruises. i reported the fire and horror experience to yamaha motor corporation 3/27/06. i returned the remains of bike to a yamaha dealer. first contact with yamaha was steven williams 800-962-7926 ext 7328. he asked questions and seemed to be concerned if i was injured or not. we discussed yamaha past history or recalls. no, never was williams quick answers. i ask for a formal investigation. yamaha took weeks to report on 5/25/06 that they could not determine what caused the fire, bike burned beyond any way to determine a cause. daniel buenrostro 800-962-7926 ext 7443 was the yamaha rep to inform me that fire burned unit beyond any way to determine cause. buenrostro next sentence was the shock i have yet to understand. i quote "we've found no defects". i questioned yamaha's reasoning of findings and how the comments contradict themselves. i've ask for issue to be progressed to next level within yamaha organization. i see this as a safety problem that could take lives. several voice messages left for williams and buenrostro plus e-mails go unaddressed per this date. i've requested copies of yamaha's investigation records and contact information to progress this problem higher in yamaha management. 6/12/06 still no yamaha reply. i'm filing this with the hope yamaha will not hide a problem this serious. the next rider of their product may not be as lucky. *jb |
