# 2004 YAMAHA FZ6 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `531214` · 2005-04-18 · Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 99
- **Injured:** 99
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** YAMAHA
- **Model:** FZ6
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
- **Miles at failure:** 8,700
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
1-AVERAGE USAGE,   2-MOTORCYCLES WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY, RPMS WOULD VARY CONSIDERABLY, A LOT OF HESITATION, VARIABLE IDLING, BAD GAS CONSUMPTION.  A FAILURE OF THE MOTORCYCLE TO CEASE THROTTLE OPERATIONS  THROUGH MID-CORNER DURING A TURN WOULD INEVITABLY CAUSE THE MOTORCYCLE AND ITS RIDER TO LOSE TRACTION AT THE REAR WHEELS.  FURTHER CONSEQUENCES WOULD BE DEATH TO THE RIDER IN EXTREME, BUT HIGHLY LIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES. 3-THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR WITH THE 2004-2005 YAMAHA FZ6 MOTORCYCLES.  YAMAHA HAS SO FAR FAILED TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL OF THIS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.  QUITE A FEW FZ6 OWNERS HAVE NOTICED THIS FAILURE SO IT OBVIOUSLY IS NOT A 'ONE IN A MILLION' CONDITION.  PLEASE HELP THE FZ6 COMMUNITY OUT BY ALLEVIATING THIS WORRY.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
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