NHTSA complaint: 1999 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
DUE TO A FAULTY STARTER RELAY COMPONENT, WHEN I ATTEMTED TO START MY BIKE BECAUSE OF LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE IT NOT ONLY WOULDN'T START , BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP TRYING TO START WHEN IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. THIS RESULTED IN THE BATTERY GETTING EXTREMELY HOT AND HAD I NOT MANAGED TO GET THE COVER OFF AND BATTERY DISCONNECTED WOULD HAVE BURNT THE BIKE UP! AS IT WAS , I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, STARTER RELAY, AND THE STARTER. THE BATTERY WAS EGG SHAPED AND BURNT MY HANDS BY THE TIME I GOT IT PULLED OUT OF THE BIKE. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation