NHTSA safety recall

Recall 05V067000 · manufacturer campaign M2005-003

Seats › Motorcycle — Yamaha · reported 3 Mar 2005 · 179,042 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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.

The 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.

The fix

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
05V067000
Manufacturer campaign
M2005-003
Filed by
Yamaha Motor Corporation, Usa
Report received
3 Mar 2005
Owners notified
4 Mar 2005
Potentially affected
179,042

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1996 Yamaha Xv250 1997 Yamaha Xv250 1998 Yamaha Xv250 1999 Yamaha Xv250 2000 Yamaha Xv250 2001 Yamaha Xv250 2002 Yamaha Xv250 2003 Yamaha Xv250 2004 Yamaha Xv250 2005 Yamaha Xv250 1996 Yamaha Xvs11 1997 Yamaha Xvs11 1998 Yamaha Xvs11 1999 Yamaha Xvs11 2000 Yamaha Xvs11 2001 Yamaha Xvs11 2002 Yamaha Xvs11 2003 Yamaha Xvs11 2004 Yamaha Xvs11 2005 Yamaha Xvs11 1996 Yamaha Xvs65 1997 Yamaha Xvs65 1998 Yamaha Xvs65 1999 Yamaha Xvs65 2000 Yamaha Xvs65 2001 Yamaha Xvs65 2002 Yamaha Xvs65 2003 Yamaha Xvs65 2004 Yamaha Xvs65 2005 Yamaha Xvs65

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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