| Issue ID | 620559 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10183498 |
| Manufacurer | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| Brand | YAMAHA |
| Model | XV1700 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 21/12/06 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl*- the contact stated that the 2007 yamha yzf r1 motorcycle took approximately 4-9seconds to accelerate when in second gear. This problem generally occurred at 47-49 mph and 5500 rpms. The contact stated once accelerated it lurched more than he would like. The contact first noticed the problem during icy road conditions, contact noticed the acceleration problem occurred during all road conditions, and therewas no particular time of the day when this occurred.. Yamaha informed the contact the acceleration problem was due to the way the motorcycle was designed, and there was no way to fix the problem. The motorcycle currently had 1,000 miles. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 1000 |
| Number of Occurences | 10 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | ARLINGTON, TX |
| VIN pattern | JYARN20E47AXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 08/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | U |
| Transmission type | MAN |
| Vehicle speed | 47 |
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| Dealer's name | ARLINGTON YAMAHA |
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