Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / YZFR1 / 2007

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007107713 Incident Date: May, 03 2007
Consumer's City: LIMA Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: YZFR1 Model Year: 2007
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: JYARN20E97A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 03 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 27 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1. i was cruising in 2nd gear at 5500 rpms, i gave it gas but the bike didn't do anything, i started to let off the gas and all of a sudden there was a sudden burst of power, causing the rear end of the bike to kick out side ways and throwing me off the bike, flipping and tumbling. 2.the motorcycle failed to operate as it should have, the consequence was the motorcycle being destroyed and me being severely injured. 3. nothing was done, yamaha denied my claim telling me that it was impossible for something like this to happen. *tr