Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › clutch assembly › pedal/hand lever(motorcycle). No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DRIVE SPROCKET NUT CAME OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVE SPROCKET TO COME OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE CHAIN TO COME OFF AND DESTROY THE REAR DRIVER SPROCKET AND CHAIN. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL, LUCKILY THE CHAIN DID NOT JAM THE REAR WHEEL. *TR
CURRENTLY THERE IS A STORM OF CONTROVERSY IN THE SPORTRIDER COMMUNITY RELATING TO SAFETY ISSUES WITH 2003 YAMAH R6 MOTRCYCLES. THERE ARE SEVERAL SAFETY CONCERNS, 1. SHIFTING IN SECOND GEAR -PREMATURE GEAR WEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION, 2. MOTORYCLE'S SHUTTING OFF WHILE ENGAGED IN ROLLING STOPS, IN CURVES AND WHILE UNDER DECELERATIONS, I URGE THE NHTSA TO LOOK AT THE LINK I AM PROVIDING...HTTP://WWW.R6MESSAGENET.COM/FORUMS/FORUMDISPLAY.PHP?F=6....THIS LINK HAS DETAILED INFORMATION FROM MANY RIDERS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THIS SPECIFIC MODEL AND THE TREATMENT THEY HAVE RECEIVED , OR LACK THEREOF, FROM YAMAHA HAS ON 2 VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH THEIR 2003 R6 MODELS. MY MOTORYCLE IS SHOWING BOTH SIGNS OF PREMATURE GEAR WEAR ( BIKE HAS LESS THAN 4,000 MILES) AND SHUTTING OFF DURING OPERATION THESE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN AS CLOSE AS 5-05-05 THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT YAMAHA IS IGNORING, PLEASE CHECK THE R6MESSAGENET.COM SITE THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES FROM MANY RIDERS POSTED.
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.