Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT | ||||||||||||||||
| 10E041000 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA | E (Equipment) | 300 | 08/31/2010 | MFR | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA | 08/23/2010 | 08/23/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Yamaha is recalling certain accessory yamaha double t fat handlebars , part numbers str-5px75-12-00 and str-4wm75-12-00, manufactured from august 1, 2008 through july 31, 2009, to be used on model year 2002-2009 xv1700pc warrior, 1999-2003 vx1600 and 2004-2010 xv1700 road star motorcycles. these handlebars may have tubing thinner than designed where the bars narrow for the switch housings and grips. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The affected handlebars could be weak enough in the area to break. should this breakage occur while the motorcycle is being operated, the operator could lose control of the motorcycle which could result in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Yamaha will notify owners of record and dealers will replace the affected handlebars free of charge. the safety recall began on august 31, 2010. owners may contact yamaha toll-free at 1-800-962-7926. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
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| 02/10/2004 | 1 | 07/15/2002 | |
| Yamaha has recalled my motorcycle according to the company description of recalled bikes (road star 2002, which was confirmed by my dealer). when i asked my dealer to order the parts they refused saying that yamaha demands a letter accompany the request for parts. i explained that i have not received the letter from yamaha and i am unable to reach customer service as it is keeping me on hold for up to 25. they will not schedule the repair or order parts until i get a letter. there are 27 bikes already scheduled for repairs, and the list grows longer. as the bikes can't be ridden until repaired, it will take months for my dealer to get to my bike, totally unacceptable. i also heard that yamaha is not warranting the labor for ripping down the engine only the part they are replacing, if true this is absurd. having them rip down the engine for something that was their fault, and not stand behind the engine repair is ridiculous.*ak | |||