NHTSA Complaint #10290823 — 2009 YAMAHA FJR1300

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN RETURNING FROM A SHORT RIDE IN MY HOME AREA WHEN I MADE A TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET AND THE AND MY 2009 FJR1300A STOPPED RUNNING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (CURBS WITHOUT A BERM OR PARKING AREA) AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART. THE TACHOMETER AND SPEED GAUGES INDEXED AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. THE ABS AND LOW OIL LIGHTS TURNED ON THEN OFF AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. HOWEVER, THE HAZARD INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON (CONSTANTLY) AS WELL AS THE HIGH BEAM LIGHT INDICATOR. ALL OTHER ELECTRIC DEVICES WOULD NOT FUNCTION INCLUDING TAIL LIGHTS, STOP LIGHT, HAZARD LIGHTS, TURN LIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS, STARTER, FUEL PUMP, HORN AND WIND SCREEN HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A NEAR COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH NO WARNING AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATION OF IMPENDING FAILURE. THE EVENT OCCURRED DURING THE DAY WITH GOOD VISIBILITY ON A LIGHTLY TRAVELED CITY STREET AT LOW SPEED. VERY LUCKY THAT IT WAS NOT AT NIGHT ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED INTERSTATE IN ONE OF THOSE CONSTRUCTION ZONES WHERE THERE IS NO BERM ON WHICH TO MOVE. WE HAVE THOSE IN THIS AREA AND I DO TRAVEL IN THOSE ZONES FROM TIME TO TIME. THE MANUFACTURER (YAMAHA) IS REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS AS THE SOLUTION. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH A GROUND WIRE COLLECTOR HAS FAILED IN SOME MANNER - NO DETAILS FROM THE DEALER. PLEASE REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING URL FOR A DISCUSSION OF THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.FJRFORUM.COM/FORUM//INDEX.PHP?SHOWTOPIC=119017. *TR