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1999 Yamaha Yzf-R6 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.
3
Latest Jul 13, 2008
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.
1
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.
0
Reports on file since May 11, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Yamaha Yzf-R6. 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

Showing 1–3 of 3

Transmission
Filed Jul 13, 2008

2ND GEAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10234106
Incident
Mar 14, 2008
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 17, 2008
Crash reported1 injury reported

REAR RIM ON A YAMAHA 1999 R6 CRACKED IN 3 PLACES RESULTING IN A CRASH THE BIKE IS TOTALED AND I ENDED UP WITH ROAD RASH. *TR

NHTSA ID
10215197
Incident
Sep 13, 2007
Mileage
16,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed May 11, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 YAMAHA YZFR6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A CRACK THAT RUNS FROM THE LEFT SIDE TO UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE'S FRAME. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A STRESS FRACTURE WHICH IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE IT COULD CRACK OPEN WHILE IN MOTION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THIS MATTER. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

NHTSA ID
10190528
Incident
Apr 3, 2007
Mileage
33,000 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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