NHTSA Complaint #10032936 — 2002 YAMAHA YZFR6L

I OWN A 2002 YAMAHA YZF R6, IT HAS A GS BATTERY IN IT MODEL GT9B-4 RECENTLY AFTER RIDING THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID ALLOVER THE MOTORCYCLE SHOCK, SWING ARM, CHAIN, SPROCKET AND OTHER ASSORTED PARTS. I PROCEEDED TO CALL THE BATTERY MANUFACURER GS ABOUT THE BATTERY AND THEY STATED THAT THE BATTERY MADE FROM 1999-2002 WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT YAMAHA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH YAMAHA AND THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE INCIDENT, I SPOKE TO THE GS BATTERY PEOPLE AGAIN AND THEN CALLED YAMAHA AGAIN AND FINALLY GOT SOMEONE TO ADMIT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF THE BATTERIES LEAKING BEFORE MY MOTORCYCLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP BEING EVALUATED TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE THE PARTS FOR FREE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM IF THE BATTERY MANUFACTURER ADMITS IT IS A DEFECTIVE BATTERY WHY DOES YAMAHA NOT RECALL THE MOTORCYCLES AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS? I AM WAITING NOW TO SEE WHAT THERE DECISION WILL BE. *AK