| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007100316 | Incident Date: Jan, 18 2007 |
| Consumer's City: ARLINGTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| Model Name: YZFR1 | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JYARN20E47A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 28 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 14 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving in rush hour traffic i observed a car behind me was approaching fast. i rolled on the throttle to accelerate , and nothing happened for about three seconds. then bike began to slowly accelerate and i was almost rear ended because of this defect. well, i was almost rear ended because the driver behind me was not paying attention. but the bike's defect could have killed me. yamaha continued to ignore this defect by saying that they have not heard of this before. this was a lie, and could be proven. yamaha knew of this defect and chose to completely ignore it. not enough deaths yet? *ak |
