NHTSA Complaint #880481 — 1994 YAMAHA GTS1000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

Complaint Details

ODI Number	880481
Vehicle	1994 YAMAHA GTS1000
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
Date of Incident	November 10, 2000
Date Filed	February 13, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TN

Consumer Description

WAS TRAVELING 10MPH & STARTED TO SLOW DOWN MOTORCYCLE, WHEN REAR WHEEL BRAKES LOCKED UP. MOTORCYCLE FELL TO RIGHT A BIT & THEN SLID UNDER BUMPER OF VEHICLE IN FRONT. HAVE TAKEN MOTORCYCLE TO DEALERSHIP & BRAKES WERE REPAIRED.*AK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER'S ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS, BRAKES AT THE TIME WORKED OKAY, ABS LIGHT WENT OFF, 80 MILES LATER WHEN APPLYING REAR BRAKE THE REAR WHEEL OF MOTORCYCLE LOCKED UP, ABS DID NOT ENGAGE, DEALER REPLACED THEA BS HYDRAULIC PUMP BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER'S RIGHT LEG BECAME TRAPPED UNDER MOTORCYCLE, HOWEVER HE WAS ABLE TO PICK THE MOTORCYCLE UP AND MOVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *SLC

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