Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V067000

Seats: motorcycle

YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-03-03.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V067000

Seats: motorcycle

Component: Seats: motorcycle
Manufacturer: YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
Vehicles affected: 179,042
Reported to NHTSA: 2005-03-03
Owners notified: 2005-03-04

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE MOUNTING HARDWARE HOLDING THE PASSENGER SEAT TO THE FENDER COULD LOOSEN DUE TO THE PASSENGER'S WEIGHT SHIFTING ON THE SEAT.

Safety risk

IF THE MOUNTING HARDWARE BECOMES LOOSE ENOUGH TO FALL OFF, THE PASSENGER SEAT CAN FALL OFF THE REAR FENDER. A PASSENGER ON THE MOTORCYCLE COULD LOSE BALANCE AND FALL, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT'S MOUNTING HARDWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 4, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-227-5963.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

30 model years across 3 models.

Model	Years on record
YAMAHA XV250	2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
YAMAHA XVS11	2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
YAMAHA XVS65	2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.