Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / YZFR6 / 2006

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006096016 Incident Date: Sep, 20 2006
Consumer's City: MOUNT IDA Consumer's State: AR
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: YZFR6 Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JYARJ12E86A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 20 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 15 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact owns a 2006 yamaha r6 with an odometer reading of 1,000 miles. the contact stated that while going around a curve at 40 mph and shifting into third gear the throttle froze in and open position and the motorcycle started to raise up. the contact pushed the motorcycle to the side, crashed, and the motorcycle caught on fire. the contact later received the recall 06v442000 which was the noted the same failure as the contacts vehicle had right before the crash. the contact called the manufacturer, but since the motorcycle had been destroyed due to the fire they told the contact that the burden of proof was on him that the crash was a result of the recall . the consumer states that the police report stated her son popped a wheelie that was not a correct statement he gave. the consumer stated her son said when he shifted to third gear it came up on the back tire and kept coming back and he kicked it away from him. the consumer states that is why he would not sign the police report, however the police report states victim injured unable to sign. the consumer also has pictures of the motorcycle and the police report. update 4/23/07 *tr