NHTSA Complaint #10125688 — 2005 YAMAHA FZ6

DT: LOOSE BOLTS ALL OVER THE MOTORCYCLE NOT FROM THE DEALERSHIP, BUT FROM FACTORY. ALSO, FRONT DISC BRAKE JUNCTION BOX FELL OFF/ CASING MOTOR BOLTS WERE LOOSE, AND TAIL LIGHT WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THIS MOTORCYCLE IS A COUPLE OF MONTHS OLD AND HAS ABOUT 1,000 MILES ON IT. CONSUMER OWNED THREE ROADSTARS, HOWEVER, THIS ONE HAS QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEMS. THE DAY AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE WAS PURCHASED DRIVER HEARD CLANKING NOISES. ROUTING OF CLUTCH CABLE WAS RUBBING AGAINST WINDSHIELD AND CHEWING UP THE CABLE. IN ADDITION, LOWER ROUTING, THE RETAINING CLIPS, WERE PUT ON UPSIDE DOWN AND WERE FALLING OFF. INDICATORS LIGHTS FILLED UP FULL OF WATER IN THE RAIN AND AFTER WASHING. SIDE CASING WERE NOT MOUNTED CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, 2001-2002 MOTORCYCLES WERE FINE, AND THE 2005 MODELS WERE CROOKED AND DID MATCH UP. THE ROAD STAR 1700CC IS THE MODEL.*AK