Complaints over time
Complaints about the 2016 Yamaha YZFR1S peaked in 2017, with 1 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Model year
2016 Yamaha YZFR1S
Motorcycle, gasoline, built in Japan. Owner complaints on file from Mar 29, 2017 to Mar 29, 2017.
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints1Below the median 2016 motorcycle
Severity index100.02016 motorcycles average 9.6
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Components
100% of complaints about the 2016 Yamaha YZFR1S name powertrain
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls
No recall campaign lists the 2016 Yamaha YZFR1S
Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints
What owners reported about the 2016 Yamaha YZFR1S
The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.
1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.
- Filed Mar 29, 2017Failure Feb 24, 20171,900 milesNewburgh, NYPower trainCrash1 injured
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 YAMAHA YZFR1S (NA). WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE GEAR CONTROL AND SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE AND FENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A RIGHT SHAFT FRACTURE, T-4 COMPRESSION FRACTURE, LEFT A/C SEPARATION, CA NEURAL INJURY, AND A BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,900.
NHTSA complaint 10969288
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations
NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins
1 manufacturer communication cover this model year
Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.
- M2022-014 Aug 24, 2022 ยท Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
2017 FZ10, 2018~2021 MT-10, AND 2016~2018 YZF-R1S - F-R1S Revised Oil Pan Tightening Torque and New Oil Pan Gasket
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.