NHTSA Complaint #10156614 — 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10156614
Vehicle	2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 1, 2006
Date Filed	May 2, 2006
Mileage	3,200 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

WHAT HAPPENED WAS, I WAS TRAVELING ON I-84W AT ABOUT 60-70 MPH AT 6TH GEAR WHEN MY MOTORCYCLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. A 18-WHEELER TRUCK WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND ALMOST RAN ME OVER SINCE I SUDDENLY SLOWED. THERE WAS ONE EVENT PRECEDING THIS WHERE MY BIKE WAS WARMING UP AND STALLED. I THOUGHT I RAN OUT OF GAS, BUT AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE VERY COMMON TO YAMAHA R1'S. HERE IS A 60+ PAGE THREAD OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING PROBLEMS: HTTP://WWW.R1-FORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?THREADID=98831&PERPAGE=20&PAGENUMBER=1. YAMAHA REFUSES TO ISSUE A TPS RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE CRASHES AND ALMOST KILLED PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF. *JB

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