HEAVY LOAD AND/OR HIGHLY COMPRESSED REAR SUSPENSION COULD CAUSE THE REAR BRAKE HOSE TO CONTACT THE PASSENGER'S RIGHT FOOTPEG SECURING STUD, POSSIBLY FRAYING THE HOSE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE COULD WEAR THROUGH, CAUSING A LEAK AND RESULTING IN THE FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM MAY CONTRIBUTE TO AN ACCIDENT AND PERSONAL INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
INSTALL ADDITIONAL GUIDE ON THE BRAKE HOSE HOLDER TO PREVENT EXCESS BRAKE HOSE TRAVEL. ALSO, INSTALL A MODIFIED PASSENGER FOOTPEG.
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP
Vehicles affected
3,743
Reported to NHTSA
1986-07-11
Owners notified
1986-07-11
Defect description
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FUEL COCK AND CARBURETOR MAY BE INSUFFICIENT TO ALLOW PROPER CLEARANCE FOR THE OUTLET FUEL LINE CAUSING IT TO CHAFE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CONTINUED CHAFING COULD CAUSE THE FUEL LINE TO FAIL, ALLOWING GASOLINE TO LEAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE IF A SOURCE OF IGNITION IS PRESENT.
Manufacturer remedy
INSTALL MODIFIED FUEL COCK THAT ALLOWS ADDITIONAL FUEL HOSE CLEARANCE.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
No complaints recorded for this model year.
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