Got a letter from the NHTSA yesterday. It basically says:
"Thank you for your correspondence which was received Dec 20, 1999,
concerning the ABS problem on Yamaha GTS 1000 motocycles. We regret any
inconvenience our delay in responding to your correspondence may have
caused.
The NHTSA is a Federal agency responsible for...blah, blah...We can only act
when such defects appear in a group of vehicles and these defects represent
an unreasonable risk. We cannot act on isolated problems or disputes between
individual owners and dealers and manufacturers.
We appreciate the report you have provided...blah, blah...The data you have
provided is being reviewed. If warranted, an investigation will be
initiated.
If I can be of further assistance...blah, blah...You may also wish to
contact...DOT Auto Safety Holine at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT...an electronic form by
which owners can file safety-related complaints...obtained through the
Internet World Wide Web at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov ...
Sincerely,
Alberto A. Jimenez
Chief Information Management Staff
Office of Defects Investigation
Safety Assurance"
Sounds like more individual owner reports to the NHTSA would help convince
them to take action.
Cheers Joe.
