Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
THE ABS FAILURE INDICATOR LIGHT LOCATED ON THE DASH BOARD GIVES NO INDICATION THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED. THE ONLY WAY THE RIDER CAN KNOW IS WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP. AS AN EXPERIENCED RIDER, I WAS ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED.
ABS SYSTEM FAILED WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED NO FAILURE. *AK
HAVING OBSERVED A NUMBER OF REPORTED FAILURES ON THE GTS NEWSGROUP, I TESTED MY ABS BRAKES AND FOUND THAT THE REAR WHEEL LOCKS AND SKIDS WITHOUT ANY WARNING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AT THIS POINT THE BIKE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER AS YAMAHA STATE THE ONLY REPAIR POSSIBLE IS A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS UNIT. GIVEN THE LOW MILAGE OF THE MOTORCYCLE, I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED. YAMAHA HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER ADVISING THEM OF A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF FAILURES. *AK
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 — this page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.