| Issue ID | 1243248 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10808070 |
| Manufacurer | Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| Brand | YAMAHA |
| Model | YZFR1 |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 25/11/15 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | At the time of this report there has been no official recall for this motorcycle. I just wanted to make aware that myself have been told to nor ride this motorcycle as the second gear in the transmission could fail and cause catastophic failure, resulting in injury and or death to rider. This effects all 2015 yamaha r1... Model year 2015. Yamaha is aware of this but most people have not been notified and are still operating these motorcycle with a known defect. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 2600 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | RAYMOND, NH |
| VIN pattern | JYARN39E2FAXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 08/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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