# 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `563467` · 2005-11-21 · Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** YAMAHA
- **Model:** YZF-R1
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 5,600
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
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 HAVE FALLEN IN FRONT OF A CAR.  *NM
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