2005 YAMAHA ZUMA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2005 YAMAHA ZUMA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Start: 2005-05-19

1 injured · 548847 · 2005-08-10

Vehicle

Make: YAMAHA
Model: ZUMA
Year: 2005
Manufacturer: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Miles at failure: 459
Speed: 50 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

MY 2005 YAMAHA ROYAL STAR VENTURE MOTORCYCLE DISCHARGES DANGEROUSLY HOT AIR FROM THE COOLING FAN, 140 DEGREES AT 50 MPH AND 168 DEGREES WHEN STOPPED AT IDLE. THE SUPER-HOT AIR IS DIRECTED ON YOUR LEGS. MY LEGS WERE BURNED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATE THE BIKE IS ACCEPTABLE. *NM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10132235
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown