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1998 Yamaha Yzfr1k 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 Jul 13, 2000
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.
0
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 Dec 22, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Yamaha Yzfr1k. 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

Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 13, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE MOTORCYCLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
725360
Incident
Feb 2, 2000
Transmission
Filed Sep 2, 1999

CLUTCH KEEPS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHEN STARTING OFF, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD.CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING. *AK

NHTSA ID
846546
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 22, 1998

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF OVERSEAS MANUFACTURER. RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING WHEEL HUB. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY RECALL WAS NOT DONE HERE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
832545
Incident
Dec 15, 1998

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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