Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2004 Yamaha YZF-R1

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
37
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
4
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

37 filed
6
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    17
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    5
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection System
    4
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    4
  • Unknown OR Other
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    2
  • Tires
    1
  • TIRES:PRESSURE Monitoring AND Regulating Systems
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
06V371000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2006-09-28

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, AN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR COULD CAUSE AN INTERMITTENTLY UNSTABLE IDLE WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT IDLING SPEED WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS STOPPED OR DURING LOW-SPEED OPERATIONS. THE ENGINE COULD STALL AS A RESULT.

RiskIF THE ENGINE STALLS AFTER THE OPERATOR DISENGAGES THE CLUTCH IN A LOW GEAR WHILE RIDING, THE REAR TIRE MIGHT SLIP MOMENTARILY IF THE OPERATOR ABRUPTLY RE-ENGAGES THE CLUTCH. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITH INJURY OR DEATH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 16, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-888-88-YAMAHA.

06E035000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2006-05-02

CERTAIN CRG FRONT BRAKE LEVERS, MODEL RB-511 DESIGNED FOR USE ON 2004-2006 YAMAHA YZF-R1 MOTORCYCLES, AND 2005-2006 YAMAHA YZF-R6 MOTORCYCLES. MODEL RB-512 IS DESIGNED FOR USE ON 2003-2006 DUCATI 749 AND 999 MOTORCYCLES, AND ON 2004-2006 APRILIA MILLE R MOTORCYCLES. DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT OF THE PIVOT BORE, THE BRAKE LEVER COULD BECOME SEIZED IN THE BRAKE ENGAGED POSITION, THEREBY PREVENTING THE FRONT BRAKE FROM DISENGAGING.

RiskA NON-RELEASE CONDITION COULD CAUSE DRAG ON THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixCRG WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE ROCKER FOR THE FRONT LEVER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2006. OWNERS MAY CONCACT CRG AT 831-763-7811.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE06020·FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM2006-05-23 → 2006-10-05

MOTORCYCLE STALLING

Led to recall06V371000

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