NHTSA Complaint #10345209 — 2006 YAMAHA FJR1300A

SITTING ON MOTORCYCLE, STARTED MOTOR, BACKED OUT OF GARAGE, PUT KICKSTAND UP AND MOTOR DIED. TRIED TO RESTART, BUT NOTHING WORKED; NO LIGHTS, NO HORN, NO INFORMATION SHOWING IN DISPLAY, NO FLASHER LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. TOOK TO LOCAL MOTORCYCLE DEALER AND AFTER HAVING TO LOOK ON A MOTORCYCLE FORUM ON THE INTERNET FOUND OUT PROBLEM WAS IN ONE OF EIGHT DIFFERENT GROUND SWITCHES LOCATED IN THE WIRING HARNESS. HE CLEANED SWITCH (CANNOT REPLACE INDIVIDUAL GROUNDING SWITCHES) AND GOT BIKE RUNNING AGAIN. MECHANIC STATED IT MAY OCCUR AGAIN AT ANY TIME AND COULD OCCUR WHILE RIDING. ACCORDING TO THE PARTICULAR MOTORCYCLE FORUM, SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR WHILE RIDING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON TO MY PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF MOTORCYCLE. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE; THE MANUFACTURER SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT HAS DONE NOTHING PUBLICLY TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OR ADVISE OWNERS THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR