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2011 Yamaha Yzf-R1 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Sep 3, 2018
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 25, 2012

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2011 Yamaha Yzf-R1. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Powertrain (other)
Filed Sep 3, 2018

CLUTCH HAS A GRAB FEELING. WHILE STARTING TO MOVE RELEASING THE CLUTCH CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO JERK WHEN APPLYING THROTTLE.

NHTSA ID
11124190
Incident
Aug 23, 2018
Mileage
8,300 mi
Engine
Filed Jul 25, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 YAMAHA YZF R1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A ROD WENT THROUGH THE MOTOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ABUSED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 560.

NHTSA ID
10467686
Incident
Apr 20, 2012
Mileage
560 mi

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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