Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / YZFR1 / 2007

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007102429 Incident Date: Apr, 15 2007
Consumer's City: GRANBURY 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: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JYARN20EX7A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 16 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: 2007 yamaha yzf-r1 super sport motorcycle. there is a constant failure mode in the engine mapping that causes slow engine acceleration in the following conditions: 2nd gear, 5500 rpms. this condition can become a significant safety issue when maneuvering in heavy traffic, or expecting engine power to help stand the motorcycle up after a tight turn. after contacting yamaha, i was told that the engineers has evaluated the condition as a characteristic of the motorcycle and not a safety issue. yamaha has no plans to correct this issue.