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NHTSA Campaign 05V256000

SEATS:MOTORCYCLE

Issued by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA · Reported Jun 1, 2005 · 46,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYLES, THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT MOUNTING HARDWARE HOLDING THE PASSENGER SEAT TO THE FENDER COULD BREAK IF THE MOUNTING HARDWARE IS OVER TIGHTENED.

Consequence

IF THE HARDWARE BREAKS, THE PASSENGER SEAT CAN FALL OFF THE REAR FENDER. THE PASSENGER COULD LOSE BALANCE AND FALL, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy

OWNERS MAY ALREADY HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM YAMAHA DATED MARCH 3, 2005, ABOUT THIS DEFECT. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN IMPROVED REMEDY TO THE REPAIR OF THE PREVIOUS RECALL, YAMAHA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES AGAIN. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HARDWARE HOLDING THE PASSENGER SEAT TO THE FENDER WITH COMPONENTS OF A DIFFERENT TYPE THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THE SEAT TO FALL OFF. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 15, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-88-YAMAHA.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
YAMAHA XVS11 1998 46,000
YAMAHA XVS11 1999 46,000
YAMAHA XVS11 2000 46,000
YAMAHA XVS11 2001 46,000
YAMAHA XVS11 2002 46,000
YAMAHA XVS11 2003 46,000
YAMAHA XVS11 2004 46,000
YAMAHA XVS11 2005 46,000
YAMAHA XVS65 1998 46,000
YAMAHA XVS65 1999 46,000
YAMAHA XVS65 2000 46,000
YAMAHA XVS65 2001 46,000
YAMAHA XVS65 2002 46,000
YAMAHA XVS65 2003 46,000
YAMAHA XVS65 2004 46,000
YAMAHA XVS65 2005 46,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V256000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.