1999 YAMAHA YZFR6M Recalls, Complaints & Safety

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Defect Description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE SCREWS HOLDING THE SIDESTAND SWITCH CAN LOOSEN AND FALL OUT DUE TO ENGINE HEAT AND VIBRATION. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE SIDESTAND SWITCH WOULD NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, SO IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE WITH THE SIDESTAND IN THE DOWN POSITION.

Consequence

THIS CONDITION WOULD INCREASE THE RISK THAT THE SIDESTAND COULD HIT THE GROUND DURING A TURN, WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SCREWS HOLDING THE SIDESTAND SWITCH.

17,146 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA

Complaint Statistics

1 total complaints

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	1

Incident date: Jul 1, 2002

MOTORCYCLE HAS DEVELOPED A SLIP IN 1ST AND IN 2ND GEAR. I WENT TO YAMAHA AT ABOUT 7500 MILES AND COMPLAINED. THEY TRIED TO SAY I WAS TOO ROUGH ON THE BIKE. BOTH GEARS ABOUT 8500 RPM JUMPS TO 8750 RPM AND CATCHES AGAIN AND THEN AT ABOUT 9500 IT SLIPS TO 9750-10000 RPM. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT THE PR... Read more

YAMAHA YZFR6M — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the YAMAHA YZFR6M across all model years (1999–2000).

2 Total Recalls

2 Total Complaints

0 Investigations

0 Reported Crashes

0 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

YAMAHA YZFR6M — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2000	1	1	View
1999 (current)	1	1

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