Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / XV19 / 2006

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006076143 Incident Date: Aug, 13 2006
Consumer's City: NAMPA Consumer's State: ID
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: XV19 Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 20 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 06 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2006 yamaha roadstar motorcycle. at about 5000 miles on odometer it started running poorly. progressively getting worse until august 14th when the rear cylinder suddenly loss all power while making a left hand turn onto a busy highway. i was able to recover the motorcycle and get to the side of the road (wrong side) before getting hit by traffic. although the problem is well known within yamaha as a manufacturers defect, repeated attempts to get it repaired have failed. the motorcycle is currently in the shop until they decide what to do as it is unsafe to ride. *jb