NHTSA Complaint #10143389 — 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1

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Crash 1 Injury

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10143389
Vehicle	2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	November 19, 2005
Date Filed	November 21, 2005
Mileage	5,600 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

WAS DRIVING MY YAMAHA R1 AND WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN,TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND FRONT END WOULD NOT TURN,CRASHED DOING APPROX 15 MILES AN HOUR BIKE FLIPPED ON ME AND I WAS INJURED. BOLT THAT HELD THE FRONT STABILIZER CAME OUT CAUSED THE STABILIZER TO JAM WHEN TRYING TO TURN RIGHT, UPON INVESTIGATION BY A MECHANIC WAS TOLD THAT WAS A BAD DESIGN AND NO LOCTITE ON THE THREADS, POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER, WAS A MATTER OF TIME,DUE TO THIS HAVE SEVERE PAIN IN BACK AND 1 LEG THAT IS NON STOP,THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MORE SERIOUS SITUATION AS IN DEATH IF HAVE FALLEN IN FRONT OF A CAR. *NM

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