17TH MARCH 2002 JASON SCOTT TABOR ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH US ARMY STATIONED IN GERMANY WHILE RIDING A YAMAHA YZFR1 MOTOR CYCLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. DUE TO HIS BEING LISTED IN VERY CRITICAL CONDITION I FLEW TO GERMANY. I WAS PRESENT SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHEN THE US ARMY SAFETY OFFICER INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT STATED THAT PER HIS INVESTIGATION AND EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS THAT HE HAD PASSED A CAR AND THAT IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING GEARS ( FOOT SHIFT) HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE FOOT REST AND KNOCKED DOWN THE KICK STAND. DUE TO HIS MANEUVERING AROUND THE VEHICLE THE BIKE WAS LEANING OVER AND THE KICK STAND HIT THE ROAD SURFACE PER EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS. HE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND WAS TRYING TO HOLD ONTO THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH WAS TRYING TO THROW HIM OFF AS IT PIVOTED ON THE KICK STAND. THE BIKE ACCELERATED AND IT CRASHED INTO A ROAD SIDE POLE. HE INDICATED THE THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE TURNED OFF ONCE THE KICKSTAND WAS MOVED WHILE THE BIKE WAS IN MOTION. SKID MARKS FROM THE KICKSTAND WERE VISIBLE ON THE ROAD SURFACE WHEN WE VISITED THE CRASH SITE. I WAS PRESENT SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHEN THE SAFETY OFFICER ACCOMPANINED BY A GROUP OF OTHER MILITARY OFFICERS INSPECTED THE MOTORCYCLE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE KICK STAND KILL SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS BECAUSE THE SCREWS THAT MOUNT THE SWITCH IN PLACE WAS MISSING. THEY FURTHER FOUND THE BIKE WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL WHICH CAME OUT MARCH 2000. I FOUND THAT ODD AS I HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AT MY ADDRESS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
2000 Yamaha Yzfr1l
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Wiring | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsWHILE RIDING ALL GAUGES SWEEP, BATTERY SLOWLY DIES CAUSING THE BIKE TO STALL AND NOT TO RESTART. THE DEALER FOUND THE FAILED AND MELTED PLUG TO VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND BURNT WIRING. FIRST, THE DEALER REPLACED AT THE COST OF $150.00. THE PARTS WORKED FOR ABOUT 6 MOS/500 MILES. SECOND, THE PREVIOUSLY MELTED PLUG WIRING COMPLETELY FRIED. YAMAHA MADE A REPAIR KIT THAT DOES NOT FIT OR WORK PROPERLY, TABS ON CLIPS DO NOT HOLD IN HOUSING. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE PART(S) RECALLED BY YAMAHA WITH NO SUCCESS. YAMAHA SAID THAT THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE 3 (THREE), TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IN MY TOWN THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THESE SAME ISSUES. *LA
YAMAHA MODEL #YZFR1M-L; WHEN RIDING TACHOMETER/SPEEDOMETER GO OUT, WHEN THIS HAPPENS MOTORCYCLE DIES. BUT SINCE IT'S ROLLING, ITJUMPS/ STARTS BY ITSELF. IF THIS KEEPS HAPPENING, IT WILL DAMAGE THE BACK WHEEL. IT'S A REOCCURRING PROBLEM BECAUSE, MOTORCYCLE BEEN TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A FLY-WHEEL IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH WAS NOT SCREWED TIGHTLY. WHEN THE FLY-WHEELSPINS, IT CHANGES THE BATTERY. WHEN THE FLY-WHEEL DOES NOT SPIN, THE MOTORCYCLE LOSES ELECTRIC POWER KILLINGS THE MOTOR. *YH
TWO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICES RECEIVED CONCERNING KICKSTAND AND BRAKE PADS. TAKEN TO A DEALER , AND HE REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALLS BECAUSE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT BOUGHT THROUGH THEM. ASKING NHTSA FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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1 death reported in complaints filed with NHTSA.
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.