Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2004 Yamaha YZF-R1, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Electrical system19
- Engine and engine cooling7
- Fuel system, gasoline6
- Vehicle speed control4
- Unknown or other3
- Tires2
- Engine1
- Structure1
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 6 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 21 2004 YZF-R1 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 21 people died inside them. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)
Recalls in Canada
1 Transport Canada recall for the 2004 Yamaha YZF-R1.
| 2006242 29 Sept 2006 | Engine On certain motorcycles, an improperly designed Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) could cause an intermittently unstable idle when the motorcycle is stopped or duri… |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, AN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR COULD CAUSE AN INTERMITTENTLY UNSTABLE IDLE WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT IDLING SPEED WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS STOPPED OR DURING LOW-SPEED OPERATIONS. THE ENGINE COULD STALL AS A RESULT.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What Yamaha told its dealers about the 2004 Yamaha YZF-R1: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 10030233 | YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE: HARD TO START WHEN COLD, ERRATIC, OR WON'T IDLE. A POSSIBLE CAUSE IS INSUFFICIENT VALVE CLEARANCE. EFFECTS ALL YZF-R6V/W/X MODELS AND YZF-R1/R6 MODELS. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| 10020286 | UNSTABLE ENGINE IDLING. *TT |
| 10015687 | SERVICE MANUAL ADDITIONS - FUEL HOSE CONNECTOR INFORMATION. *TT |
| 10010324 | SERVICE/ASSEMBLY MANUAL CORRECTIONS - DRIVE CHAIN FREE PLAY SPECIFICATION CHANGES. *TT |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)
NHTSA investigations
MOTORCYCLE STALLING
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation