NHTSA recall 05V256000
Seats · Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Details
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.
Why it matters: 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.
The fix: 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…
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 1998 Yamaha XVS11
- 1998 Yamaha XVS65
- 1999 Yamaha XVS11
- 1999 Yamaha XVS65
- 2000 Yamaha XVS11
- 2000 Yamaha XVS65
- 2001 Yamaha XVS11
- 2001 Yamaha XVS65
- 2002 Yamaha XVS11
- 2002 Yamaha XVS65
- 2003 Yamaha XVS11
- 2003 Yamaha XVS65
- 2004 Yamaha XVS11
- 2004 Yamaha XVS65
- 2005 Yamaha XVS11
- 2005 Yamaha XVS65
- Yamaha XVS11
- Yamaha XVS65
All model years NHTSA lists
1998 Yamaha Xvs11, 1999 Yamaha Xvs11, 2000 Yamaha Xvs11, 2001 Yamaha Xvs11, 2002 Yamaha Xvs11, 2003 Yamaha Xvs11, 2004 Yamaha Xvs11, 2005 Yamaha Xvs11, 1998 Yamaha Xvs65, 1999 Yamaha Xvs65, 2000 Yamaha Xvs65, 2001 Yamaha Xvs65, 2002 Yamaha Xvs65, 2003 Yamaha Xvs65, 2004 Yamaha Xvs65, 2005 Yamaha Xvs65.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 05V256000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.