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2004 Yamaha YZF-R1: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

37 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

5,850 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2004 model year. Data updated: 2026-11-01 (November 1, 2026). 34 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 17 of 37 complaints (45.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Engine operation	12	32.4%
Braking behavior	3	8.1%
Electrical and battery issues	3	8.1%
Fuel system concerns	2	5.4%
Transmission and shifting	1	2.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System

Engine And Engine Cooling

Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System

Vehicle Speed Control

Unknown Or Other

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Electrical System:Ignition

Electrical System:Ignition:Module

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Electrical System	17
Engine And Engine Cooling	5
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System	4
Vehicle Speed Control	4
Unknown Or Other	3
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	2
Electrical System:Ignition	1
Electrical System:Ignition:Module	1

Electrical System: 17; Engine And Engine Cooling: 5; Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System: 4; Vehicle Speed Control: 4; Unknown Or Other: 3; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 2; Electrical System:Ignition: 1; Electrical System:Ignition:Module: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 33; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (33). 3 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2004

2005

2006

2009

2015

2016

2004: 2; 2005: 11; 2006: 20; 2009: 1; 2015: 2; 2016: 1

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 12 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 3 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 3 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10074123 · 2004-05-24 (May 24, 2004)

WHILE RIDING AT 70 MPH MOTORCYCLE LOST CONSIDERABLE POWER AND STARTED TICKING LOUDLY. CONSUMER EXAMINED THE MOTORCYCLE BUT COULD FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THEN, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT BEFORE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS BOUGHT MOTOR BLEW OUT ONCE, AND WAS REPLACED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 360 miles reported. Look up ODI 10074123 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10075433 · 2004-06-15 (June 15, 2004)

I RECENTLY PURCHASED YAMAHA'S NEW 125 VINO SCOOTER AND AFTER ONLY 400 MILES AT RATED SPEED OF 50 MPH (FASTER THAN MOST SCOOTERS), WITH NORMAL DRIVING, I WAS THROWN AND HIT THE PAVEMENT MAKING DOG MEAT OF MY BODY. I SUSPECT THE SMALL FRONT TIRE DESIGN AT HIGH SPEEDS IS A DEATH TRAP. CAN SUPPLY MORE DETAILS.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10075433 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10106091 · 2005-01-10 (January 10, 2005)

MY SON WAS RIDING A 2004 YAMAHA YZ250F MOTOCROSS MOTORCYCLE ON 1/7/05 WHEN ON HIS APPROACH TO A JUMP HIS MOTOR QUIT RUNNING. THE CARBURETOR POPPED OUT OF ITS MOUNTING [INTAKE BOOT]. THE CONSEQUENCE WAS THAT AS MY SON WAS COMMITTED TO CLEARING THE JUMP. THE YAMAHA LOST POWER, AND HE CRASHED INTO THE FACE OF THE LANDING HILL. AND BROKE HIS COLLARBONE ON IMPACT. AFTER I MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF MOTORCYCLE SINCE IT INTRODUCTION IN 2001. WHEN I CALLED YAMAHA CUSTOMER RE…

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10106091 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10115570 · 2005-04-27 (April 27, 2005)

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ENGINE STALLED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK *BF *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10115570 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10135280 · 2005-09-04 (September 4, 2005)

(1) AROUND 5,000 MILES I NOTICED MY BIKE STARTED STALLING OUT AT 4,000 RPM OR LESS. (2) ENGINE WOULD IDLE REALLY LOW AND STALL OUT. BIKE WOULD USUALLY NOT START BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. LAST YEAR IN THE FALL I WAS IN A TURN AND MY BIKE STALLED OUT AND I LOSS CONTROL AND CRASHED. I INJURED MY RIGHT HAND, CHEST, RIGHT LEG AND HAD DAMAGE TO MY BIKE, CLOTHES AND HELMET. (3) I FOUND THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIPS DENY HAVING A PROBLEM AND CLAIM I AM THE ONLY PERSON. THEY SAID THE CAN'T FIX SOMETHING IF THEY C…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10135280 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10135286 · 2005-09-04 (September 4, 2005)

I AM THE OWNER OF A YAMAHA R1 2004 MOTORCYCLE. AFTER 5000 MILES THE BIKE WILL DROP TO A LOW IDLE 500 RPM AND THEN SHUT DOWN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND HAS CAUSED MANY CRASHES, AND INJURIES! I BELONG TO MANY FORUMS AND THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE WORLD TO 2004 YAMAHAS, IT IS THE LEFT TPS SENSOR! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! JESSE ZIMMERMAN. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10135286 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10135295 · 2005-09-04 (September 4, 2005)

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2004 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE I WAS RIDING HOME MID DAY ON APRIL 11 2005 I NOTICED THE BIKE IDLING VERY LOW EVERY TIME I STOPPED. SO I WENT IN TO A PARKING AREA AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITH THE IGNITION KEY AND WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE. IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE SO I PRESSED ON HOME. BUT WHEN I WAS ON THE ROAD TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND I CAME TO THE APEX OF THE TURN THE BIKE SHUT OFF UPSETTING THE SUSPENSION AND CAUSING ME TO LOW SIDE (DROPPING THE BIKE ON THE SIDE THAT IT WAS LEANED AS I TURNED) I HAD NO MAJOR INJ…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10135295 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10135344 · 2005-09-05 (September 5, 2005)

DEAR NHTSA: I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO THE CONTINUOUS ENGINE FAILURE OF A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE ENGINE STARTED HESITATING DURING A REGULAR RIDE AND WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS RELEASED IT WOULD NOT IDLE BUT STOP; THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING EVEN WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS INJURY EVEN DEATH IF HAPPENS ON A CURVE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF TROUBLE SHOOTING AND DIAGNOSIS I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T FIND WHAT WAS WRONG! THEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND BECOME …

Owner-reported narrative. 5,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10135344 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

06V371000 · Vehicle Speed Control

Reported: 2006-09-28 (September 28, 2006)

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, AN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR COULD CAUSE AN INTERMITTENTLY UNSTABLE IDLE WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT IDLING SPEED WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS STOPPED OR DURING LOW-SPEED OPERATIONS. THE ENGINE COULD STALL AS A RESULT.

Consequence: IF THE ENGINE STALLS AFTER THE OPERATOR DISENGAGES THE CLUTCH IN A LOW GEAR WHILE RIDING, THE REAR TIRE MIGHT SLIP MOMENTARILY IF THE OPERATOR ABRUPTLY RE-ENGAGES THE CLUTCH. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITH INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 16, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-888-88-YAMAHA.

NHTSA campaign record ↗

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Data completeness

37 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-11-01.

91.9%Usable mileage34 / 37 records

100.0%Valid incident date37 / 37 records

100.0%Valid filing date37 / 37 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates37 / 37 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2006	2011	2013	2014	2015	2020
Electrical System	337.5% ODI 10170566 · 200 mi DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTORCYCLE'S SUBHARNESS AND THE CONNECTORS WENT OUT CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. THIS HAD OCCURRED TWICE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BE STRANDED WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. Look up ODI 10170566 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train	112.5% ODI 10470065 · 22,290 mi I WAS IN FIRST GEAR RIDING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN MY MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO JERK LIKE IT WAS STARVING FOR FUEL. I WAS UNABLE TO HOLD THE THROTTLE AT A CERTAIN LEVEL BECAUSE OF DANGEROUSLY JERKY MOTIONS. I PULLED THE CLUTCH IN TO COME TO A STOP AND AS THE RPM'S CAME DOWN TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED IT WENT PAST AND KILLED THE MOTOR. I BELIEVE AFTER HAVING DONE RESEARCH IT IS THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR WHICH WOULD BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10470065 at NHTSA ↗	150.0% ODI 11124190 · 8,300 mi CLUTCH HAS A GRAB FEELING. WHILE STARTING TO MOVE RELEASING THE CLUTCH CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO JERK WHEN APPLYING THROTTLE. Look up ODI 11124190 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	10100.0% ODI 10808070 · 2,600 mi AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT THERE HAS BEEN NO OFFICIAL RECALL FOR THIS MOTORCYCLE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE AWARE THAT MYSELF HAVE BEEN TOLD TO NOR RIDE THIS MOTORCYCLE AS THE SECOND GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL AND CAUSE CATASTOPHIC FAILURE, RESULTING IN INJURY AND OR DEATH TO RIDER. THIS EFFECTS ALL 2015 YAMAHA R1...MODEL YEAR 2015. YAMAHA IS AWARE OF THIS BUT MOST PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND ARE STILL OPERATING THESE MOTORCYCLE WITH A KNOWN DEFECT. Look up ODI 10808070 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine	225.0% ODI 10670643 TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA YZF-R1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. DJR Look up ODI 10670643 at NHTSA ↗	150.0% ODI 10467686 · 560 mi 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. Look up ODI 10467686 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 11155291 · 5,000 mi THE MOTORCYCLE IT'S BROKEN ENGINE ONLY 5000 MILES I PAY 17 THOUSAND HELP ME PLEASE Look up ODI 11155291 at NHTSA ↗	330.0% ODI 10808622 · 1,000 mi RUMORS AROSE ABOUT AN INTENT TO RECALL ALL 2015 YAMAHA YZFR1/R1M MOTORCYCLES DUE TO A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE 2ND GEAR WHEEL AND PINION OF THE TRANSMISSION. I CALLED YAMAHA MOTOR USA ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2015 FOR CLARIFICATION. I SPOKE WITH A CUSTOMER RELATIONS SPECIALIST WHO TOLD ME NOT TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE, THAT DOING SO COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. I'M CURIOUS WHY IT WASN'T A PRIORITY FOR YAMAHA TO NOTIFY OWNERS IMMEDIATELY IF THE ISSUE IS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. I'VE RECEIVED THE OFFICE RE… Look up ODI 10808622 at NHTSA ↗	1100.0% ODI 11331051 · 60 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 YAMAHA YZF-R1M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE'S BODY HAD HEATED UP, WHILE IDLE AT A RED LIGHT, TO THE POINT WHERE IT CAUSED FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THEY RECEIVED BURNS TO THEIR INNER LEG AND THIGH AREA, DESPITE, WEARING JEANS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE DEALER BROWARD MOTORSPORTS OF FT LAUDERDALE (2100 W SUNRISE BLVD SUITE 161, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33311; PHONE: [phone removed]) TAKEN THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF T… Look up ODI 11331051 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	112.5% ODI 10193299 HAD A LEAK FROM THE ENGINE ON THE MOTORCYCLE YAMAHA R1. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND HAD REPAIRS DONE. THEY DID NOT SAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT FIXED IT. SOMETHING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THIS WAS DONE A COUPLE OF MONTH EARLIER. NOW WHILE RIDING THE OIL STARTED POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE, AND TWO RIDERS BEHIND ME ACTUALLY FELL AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. WHEN INVESTIGATING THE LEAK TWO HUGE HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ONE JUST IN FRONT OF WHERE THE CHAIN WENT AROUND THE SPROCKET. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE T… Look up ODI 10193299 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Vehicle Speed Control	225.0% ODI 10317368 · 8,522 mi SYMPTOMS: 1. NORMAL RIDING. 2. BIKE JERKED VIOLENTLY A FEW TIME AT CRUISING SPEED (70MPH), ALMOST BUMPED ME OFF THE BIKE. ALSO, BIKE CUT OFF SEVERAL TIME WITHIN A 10MINUTES RIDE. IT HAPPENED ONCE DURING A TURN, AND THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS OR FATAL. 3. HOLDING THE CLUTCH IN AND IMMEDIATELY RE-STARTING IT WILL ALWAYS FIX THE PROBLEM... FOR A SHORT WHILE THE BIKE WILL RUN PROPERLY. *TR Look up ODI 10317368 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System	112.5% ODI 10218853 · 3,600 mi WITH MY 2006 YAMAHA FZ1: WHILE NEGOTIATING A TURN AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN, I APPLIED THROTTLE, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND FOR ABOUT 1/2 SECOND AND THEN JERKED SIGNIFICANTLY. IT UPSET MY CONTROL AND I ALMOST CRASHED. THIS ONLY HAPPENS ABOVE 4500 RPM, BELOW THAT THROTTLE RESPONSE IS INSTANTANEOUS AND SMOOTH. *TR Look up ODI 10218853 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Unknown Or Other	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Electrical System	3,200–10,100 mi	7,000 mi	17	ODI 10135280 · 5,000 mi (1) AROUND 5,000 MILES I NOTICED MY BIKE STARTED STALLING OUT AT 4,000 RPM OR LESS. (2) ENGINE WOULD IDLE REALLY LOW AND STALL OUT. BIKE WOULD USUALLY NOT START BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. LAST YEAR IN THE FALL I WAS IN A TURN AND MY BIKE STALLED OUT AND I LOSS CONTROL AND CRASHED. I INJURED MY RIGHT HAND, CHEST, RIGHT LEG AND HAD DAMAGE TO MY BIKE, CLOTHES AND HELMET. (3) I FOUND THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIPS DENY HAVING A PROBLEM AND CLAIM I AM THE ONLY PERSON. THEY SAID THE CAN'T FIX SOMETHING IF THEY C… Look up ODI 10135280 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10135295 · 10,650 mi I AM AN OWNER OF A 2004 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE I WAS RIDING HOME MID DAY ON APRIL 11 2005 I NOTICED THE BIKE IDLING VERY LOW EVERY TIME I STOPPED. SO I WENT IN TO A PARKING AREA AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITH THE IGNITION KEY AND WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE. IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE SO I PRESSED ON HOME. BUT WHEN I WAS ON THE ROAD TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND I CAME TO THE APEX OF THE TURN THE BIKE SHUT OFF UPSETTING THE SUSPENSION AND CAUSING ME TO LOW SIDE (DROPPING THE BIKE ON THE SIDE THAT IT WAS LEANED AS I TURNED) I HAD NO MAJOR INJ… Look up ODI 10135295 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10135344 · 5,700 mi DEAR NHTSA: I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO THE CONTINUOUS ENGINE FAILURE OF A YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE ENGINE STARTED HESITATING DURING A REGULAR RIDE AND WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS RELEASED IT WOULD NOT IDLE BUT STOP; THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING EVEN WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS INJURY EVEN DEATH IF HAPPENS ON A CURVE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF TROUBLE SHOOTING AND DIAGNOSIS I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T FIND WHAT WAS WRONG! THEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND BECOME … Look up ODI 10135344 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	Too few reports for a range	6,400 mi	4 (sparse)	ODI 10144726 · 7,800 mi THIS FALL MY 2004 YZF R1(YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE) CUT OUR TWICE AT 60 MPH. I WAS LUCKY IN THE FACT THAT I WAS JUST GOING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ON A TIGHT CURVE THE OUT COME WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IT'S LIKE SLAMMING ON THE REAR BRAKE OR "ENGINE BRAKING", AND ON A CORNER THIS WOULD MAKE YOU WIPE OUT. TALKED TO THE YAMAHA DEALERSHIP IN TOWN BUT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I KNOW OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I BOUGHT THE BIKE NEW I… Look up ODI 10144726 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10152167 · 5,000 mi IN THE SUMMER OF 2005, WHILE RIDING MID-TURN, MY 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 LURCHED AND CUT-OUT CAUSING ME TO LOW SIDE MY MOTORCYCLE. I RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND MY MOTORCYCLE WAS WRECKED AND IS BRANDED SALVAGE ON THE TITLE. AFTER THE INCIDENT AND REPAIRING MY BIKE, APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING IN TRAFFIC. THE BIKE WILL RUN VERY ROUGH, THE RPM'S WILL DROP, AND THEN THE BIKE WILL CUT-OUT. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONE OF MANY. THIS PROBLEM STARTS TO OCCUR AROUND THE 5… Look up ODI 10152167 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10161671 · 10,000 mi MOTORCYCLE SURGES HEAVILY GOING DOWN THE ROAD, STALLS AT EVERY STOP SIGN, IT WILL STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC, THE MOTORCYCLE ALSO WILL STALL OUT WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS WHICH IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.*JB Look up ODI 10161671 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System	Too few reports for a range	8,750 mi	4 (sparse)	ODI 10136794 · 8,000 mi I OWN A 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 (PURCHASED NEW). ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF MAY OF 2005 THE MOTORCYLE WOULD STALL ON ME WHEN THE BIKE WASN'T MOVING OR WHENEVER THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. BASICALLY THE BIKE'S IDLE WOULD DROP TO ABOUT 500 RPM, THE BIKE WOULD RUN REALLY ROUGH, AND IT WOULD STALL WHENEVER THE CLUTCH WAS PULLED IN OR WHEN THE SPEED WAS DECREASED TO BELOW 5 MPH. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS STARTING TO OCCUR THAT THE BIKE WOULD BUCK AND THERE WOULD FEEL LIKE THERE WASN'T ANY ENGINE BRAKING. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE … Look up ODI 10136794 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10144021 · 2,100 mi I OWN A 2005 YAMAHA YZF-R1, AFTER 2500 MILES THE MOTOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY DROP TO AROUND 500RPM OR LOWER WHEN IDLING OR WHEN CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED IN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE MOTOR WILL DROP INTO A LUMPING AND THEN CUT OUT. IT ALSO OCCURS WHILE MOTORCYCLE IS IN MOTION. THE MOTOR WILL JERK AND LURCH WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE CLUTCH IT DIES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS A REAL HAZARD. WHEN MOTORCYCLE IS IN DIAGNOSTIC MODE IT DETECTS A FAULT CODE FOR THE (TPS) THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON HUNDREDS OF R1'S WORLDWIDE. HERE… Look up ODI 10144021 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10162745 · 10,221 mi THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WHEN COMING TO A STOP,MOTORCYCLE ALSO WOULD NOT START BACK UP UNTIL TURNING KEY OFF THEN BACK ON. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITENT AND HAS HAPPENED OVER 50 TIMES,THE BIKE SOMETIMES SURGES. *NM Look up ODI 10162745 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle Speed Control	Too few reports for a range	10,000 mi	3 (sparse)	ODI 10147044 · 5,020 mi I WAS GOING TO WATCH THE GAME IN PASADENA LAST NIGHT DOING ABOUT 75 MPH ON THE FASTLANE OF THE 134 FWY. ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOSE ALL POWER,(IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE HIT MY CUT OFF SWITCH ON MY RIGHT HANDLE BAR) LUCKY FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, SCARY. I TURNED THE KEY OFF, THEN ON AND RESTARTED, NO PROBLEM. IM HEARING FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT IT IS THE TPS SENSORS: HTTP://WWW.R1-FORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=98831&PERPAGE=20&PAGENUMBER=1 HTTP://WWW.RONAYERS.COM/FICHE/501_2451/INTAKE_2/INTAKE_… Look up ODI 10147044 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10162057 · 21,000 mi I HAVE A 2004 YAMAHA R1 THAT WOULD IDLE DOWN TO 500 RPM AND THEN SHUT OFF WHILE BIKE WAS IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES UNTIL THE BIKE WOULD NOT RUN FOR A MILE BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT THE BIKE BACK ON WAS TO TURN THE KEY COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN TURN THE BIKE BACK ON. I TOOK THE BIKE TO HEYSER CYCLE IN LAUREL, MD. THEY REPLACED THE TPS SENSORS WITH NO RESOLVE. THEN FINALLY REPLACED THE ENTIRE SET OF THROTTLE BODIES WHICH SEEMED TO CURE THE PROBLEM.. THIS WAS REPLACED IN MARCH OF 2005. I HAD APPROX. 11,000 MILES ON THE ODO… Look up ODI 10162057 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10262704 · 10,000 mi LOW SPEED, LOW RPM POWER LOSS. TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS (ENGINE DIES). SUSPECTED TPS FAILURE. TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO DEALER SHIP FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TOOK A SECOND TIME TO DEALER, DID NOT REPLACE TPS, SAID IT CHECKED OUT OK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A 3RD GENERATION TPS THAT CAN BE USED. *TR Look up ODI 10262704 at NHTSA ↗
Unknown Or Other	Too few reports for a range	6,700 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10143389 · 5,600 mi WAS DRIVING MY YAMAHA R1 AND WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN,TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND FRONT END WOULD NOT TURN,CRASHED DOING APPROX 15 MILES AN HOUR BIKE FLIPPED ON ME AND I WAS INJURED. BOLT THAT HELD THE FRONT STABILIZER CAME OUT CAUSED THE STABILIZER TO JAM WHEN TRYING TO TURN RIGHT, UPON INVESTIGATION BY A MECHANIC WAS TOLD THAT WAS A BAD DESIGN AND NO LOCTITE ON THE THREADS, POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER, WAS A MATTER OF TIME,DUE TO THIS HAVE SEVERE PAIN IN BACK AND 1 LEG THAT IS NON STOP,THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MORE SERIOUS SITUATION AS IN DEATH IF… Look up ODI 10143389 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10144726 · 7,800 mi THIS FALL MY 2004 YZF R1(YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE) CUT OUR TWICE AT 60 MPH. I WAS LUCKY IN THE FACT THAT I WAS JUST GOING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ON A TIGHT CURVE THE OUT COME WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IT'S LIKE SLAMMING ON THE REAR BRAKE OR "ENGINE BRAKING", AND ON A CORNER THIS WOULD MAKE YOU WIPE OUT. TALKED TO THE YAMAHA DEALERSHIP IN TOWN BUT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I KNOW OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I BOUGHT THE BIKE NEW I… Look up ODI 10144726 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Too few reports for a range	4,180 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10074123 · 360 mi WHILE RIDING AT 70 MPH MOTORCYCLE LOST CONSIDERABLE POWER AND STARTED TICKING LOUDLY. CONSUMER EXAMINED THE MOTORCYCLE BUT COULD FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THEN, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT BEFORE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS BOUGHT MOTOR BLEW OUT ONCE, AND WAS REPLACED. AK Look up ODI 10074123 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10161287 · 8,000 mi INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. YAMAHA 2004 R1 MOTORCYCLE. NM Look up ODI 10161287 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System:Ignition	Too few reports for a range	10,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10161671 · 10,000 mi MOTORCYCLE SURGES HEAVILY GOING DOWN THE ROAD, STALLS AT EVERY STOP SIGN, IT WILL STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC, THE MOTORCYCLE ALSO WILL STALL OUT WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS WHICH IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.*JB Look up ODI 10161671 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System:Ignition:Module	Too few reports for a range	2,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10137437 · 2,000 mi MY MOTORCYCLE CUTS OFF AND STALLS. *JB Look up ODI 10137437 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-11 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2015: 10 complaints · 2020: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2015	7	10	10
2020	1	1	1

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2015	10	0	0
2020	1	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Electrical System	Engine And Engine Cooling	Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System	Vehicle Speed Control	Unknown Or Other	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Electrical System:Ignition	Electrical System:Ignition:Module
Electrical System	—	1 ODI 10161944 · 3,000 mi MOTORCYCLE 2004 YAMAHA R1 THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE CUTS OUT AND STARTS TO SURGE, AT IDLE THE RPMS DROP BY HALF AND USUALLY DIES TOTALLY. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE I STOP AND LET OFF THE GAS. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. IT STARTED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO AT ABOUT 3000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *JB Look up ODI 10161944 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10136794 · 8,000 mi I OWN A 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 (PURCHASED NEW). ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF MAY OF 2005 THE MOTORCYLE WOULD STALL ON ME WHEN THE BIKE WASN'T MOVING OR WHENEVER THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. BASICALLY THE BIKE'S IDLE WOULD DROP TO ABOUT 500 RPM, THE BIKE WOULD RUN REALLY ROUGH, AND IT WOULD STALL WHENEVER THE CLUTCH WAS PULLED IN OR WHEN THE SPEED WAS DECREASED TO BELOW 5 MPH. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS STARTING TO OCCUR THAT THE BIKE WOULD BUCK AND THERE WOULD FEEL LIKE THERE WASN'T ANY ENGINE BRAKING. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE … Look up ODI 10136794 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling	1 ODI 10161944 · 3,000 mi MOTORCYCLE 2004 YAMAHA R1 THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE CUTS OUT AND STARTS TO SURGE, AT IDLE THE RPMS DROP BY HALF AND USUALLY DIES TOTALLY. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE I STOP AND LET OFF THE GAS. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. IT STARTED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO AT ABOUT 3000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *JB Look up ODI 10161944 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0	1 ODI 10144726 · 7,800 mi THIS FALL MY 2004 YZF R1(YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE) CUT OUR TWICE AT 60 MPH. I WAS LUCKY IN THE FACT THAT I WAS JUST GOING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ON A TIGHT CURVE THE OUT COME WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IT'S LIKE SLAMMING ON THE REAR BRAKE OR "ENGINE BRAKING", AND ON A CORNER THIS WOULD MAKE YOU WIPE OUT. TALKED TO THE YAMAHA DEALERSHIP IN TOWN BUT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I KNOW OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I BOUGHT THE BIKE NEW I… Look up ODI 10144726 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10161671 · 10,000 mi MOTORCYCLE SURGES HEAVILY GOING DOWN THE ROAD, STALLS AT EVERY STOP SIGN, IT WILL STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC, THE MOTORCYCLE ALSO WILL STALL OUT WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS WHICH IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.*JB Look up ODI 10161671 at NHTSA ↗	0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System	1 ODI 10136794 · 8,000 mi I OWN A 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 (PURCHASED NEW). ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF MAY OF 2005 THE MOTORCYLE WOULD STALL ON ME WHEN THE BIKE WASN'T MOVING OR WHENEVER THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. BASICALLY THE BIKE'S IDLE WOULD DROP TO ABOUT 500 RPM, THE BIKE WOULD RUN REALLY ROUGH, AND IT WOULD STALL WHENEVER THE CLUTCH WAS PULLED IN OR WHEN THE SPEED WAS DECREASED TO BELOW 5 MPH. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS STARTING TO OCCUR THAT THE BIKE WOULD BUCK AND THERE WOULD FEEL LIKE THERE WASN'T ANY ENGINE BRAKING. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE … Look up ODI 10136794 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	0	0	0	0
Vehicle Speed Control	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
Unknown Or Other	0	1 ODI 10144726 · 7,800 mi THIS FALL MY 2004 YZF R1(YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE) CUT OUR TWICE AT 60 MPH. I WAS LUCKY IN THE FACT THAT I WAS JUST GOING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ON A TIGHT CURVE THE OUT COME WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IT'S LIKE SLAMMING ON THE REAR BRAKE OR "ENGINE BRAKING", AND ON A CORNER THIS WOULD MAKE YOU WIPE OUT. TALKED TO THE YAMAHA DEALERSHIP IN TOWN BUT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I KNOW OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I BOUGHT THE BIKE NEW I… Look up ODI 10144726 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Electrical System:Ignition	0	1 ODI 10161671 · 10,000 mi MOTORCYCLE SURGES HEAVILY GOING DOWN THE ROAD, STALLS AT EVERY STOP SIGN, IT WILL STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC, THE MOTORCYCLE ALSO WILL STALL OUT WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS WHICH IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.*JB Look up ODI 10161671 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	—	0
Electrical System:Ignition:Module	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

4 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

13 mentions · 35.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 6,433 mi (12 usable records).

ODI 10106091 · 100 mi

Look up ODI 10106091 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10115570

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ENGINE STALLED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK *BF *NM

Look up ODI 10115570 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10135280 · 5,000 mi

Look up ODI 10135280 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 8.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 3,550 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10144021 · 2,100 mi

I OWN A 2005 YAMAHA YZF-R1, AFTER 2500 MILES THE MOTOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY DROP TO AROUND 500RPM OR LOWER WHEN IDLING OR WHEN CLUTCH LEVER IS PULLED IN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE MOTOR WILL DROP INTO A LUMPING AND THEN CUT OUT. IT ALSO OCCURS WHILE MOTORCYCLE IS IN MOTION. THE MOTOR WILL JERK AND LURCH WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE CLUTCH IT DIES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS A REAL HAZARD. WHEN MOTORCYCLE IS IN DIAGNOSTIC MODE IT DETECTS A FAULT CODE FOR THE (TPS) THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON HUNDREDS OF R1'S WORLDWIDE. HERE…

Look up ODI 10144021 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10152167 · 5,000 mi

IN THE SUMMER OF 2005, WHILE RIDING MID-TURN, MY 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 LURCHED AND CUT-OUT CAUSING ME TO LOW SIDE MY MOTORCYCLE. I RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND MY MOTORCYCLE WAS WRECKED AND IS BRANDED SALVAGE ON THE TITLE. AFTER THE INCIDENT AND REPAIRING MY BIKE, APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING IN TRAFFIC. THE BIKE WILL RUN VERY ROUGH, THE RPM'S WILL DROP, AND THEN THE BIKE WILL CUT-OUT. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONE OF MANY. THIS PROBLEM STARTS TO OCCUR AROUND THE 5…

Look up ODI 10152167 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 10163374

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 395 FROM THE WOODBRIDGE, VA. AREA DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC TIME IN THE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM THE EXIT THAT I NORMALLY TAKE FOR WORK MY R1 STARTED TO JERK OR IT SEEMED AS IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS, BUT AS I DOWNSHIFTED THE BIKE DROPPED IT'S RPM REALLY RAPIDLY AND THE BIKE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF, AT THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CLUTCH AND TRIED TO HIT THE IGNITION STARTER SWITCH WHICH SEEMED TO DO NOTHING. SO I THEN TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND…

Look up ODI 10163374 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 2.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 10,221 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10162745 · 10,221 mi

THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WHEN COMING TO A STOP,MOTORCYCLE ALSO WOULD NOT START BACK UP UNTIL TURNING KEY OFF THEN BACK ON. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITENT AND HAS HAPPENED OVER 50 TIMES,THE BIKE SOMETIMES SURGES. *NM

Look up ODI 10162745 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

1 mentions · 2.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 2,800 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10147242 · 2,800 mi

MY 2004 YAMAHA R1 CUTS OUT/STOPS RUNNING UNDER NORMAL RIDING CONDITIONS WITH NO WARNING, OR APPARENT FAILURE. I GET NO FAILURE CODES, OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN RIDING IN TRAFFIC, OR ON TURN. YAMAHA IS AWARE OF FAULTY TPS SENSORS, BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL AND/OR A SAFETY BULLETIN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MANY OWNERS OF THIS BIKE HAVE ISSUED THE SAME COMPLAINT WITH NO ACTION TO DATE. *JB

Look up ODI 10147242 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b