NHTSA safety recall

Recall 05V256000 · manufacturer campaign M2005-010

Seats › Motorcycle — Yamaha · reported 1 Jun 2005 · 46,000 vehicles potentially 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.

The risk

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 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.

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
05V256000
Manufacturer campaign
M2005-010
Filed by
Yamaha Motor Corporation, Usa
Report received
1 Jun 2005
Owners notified
15 Jun 2005
Potentially affected
46,000

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.

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

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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