Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The contact owns a 2012 Yamaha FZ8. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the charging system magnet detached from the motor causing the motorcycle to stall. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.
THE MOTORCYCLE WAS WOBBLY GOING DOWN A STRAIGHT, HARD TO TURN ALSO. FOUND OUT THE RELAY ARMS WERE BENT AND THE CONTROL ARM WERE BEING CHIPPED AT FROM THE BENT RELAY ARMS. DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE AND WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT THE MOTORCYCLE RODE WEIRD ON SEPT 11. THIS IS FROM NORMAL RIDING TO AND FROM WORK. IF THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. *TR
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.