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1994 Fbs GTS 1000 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 21, 1999
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1994 Fbs GTS 1000, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes3100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

THE ABS FAILURE INDICATOR LIGHT LOCATED ON THE DASH BOARD GIVES NO INDICATION THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED. THE ONLY WAY THE RIDER CAN KNOW IS WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP. AS AN EXPERIENCED RIDER, I WAS ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED.

NHTSA ID 716319 · filed Dec 21, 1999

HAVING OBSERVED A NUMBER OF REPORTED FAILURES ON THE GTS NEWSGROUP, I TESTED MY ABS BRAKES AND FOUND THAT THE REAR WHEEL LOCKS AND SKIDS WITHOUT ANY WARNING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AT THIS POINT THE BIKE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER AS YAMAHA STATE THE ONLY REPAIR POSSIBLE IS A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS UNIT. GIVEN THE LOW MILAGE OF THE MOTORCYCLE, I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED. YAMAHA HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER ADVISING THEM OF A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF FAILURES. *AK

NHTSA ID 716280 · filed Dec 20, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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