1999 Yamaha XV1600ATL
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1999 Yamaha XV1600ATL. Newest first.
Vehicle description: on certain road star motorcycles, if the bolts holding the exhaust system are allowed to loosen, the bracket holding the mufflers can break.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If this occurs, the broken bracket and the mufflers could fall loose from the motorcycle, damaging or pulling loose the rear hydraulic brake hose, causing loss of rear brake performance. the loose muffler parts could also present a traffic hazard for those around the motorcycle. additionally, the rider could be distracted as the mufflers fall loose, leading to a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will install a new muffler bracket. owner notification began march 27, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact yamaha at 1-800-6-yamaha (1-800-693-6242).
Owner complaints
2 complaints
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Transmission locked up tossing me into the windshield at only 10 miles per hour. If I had been riding a passenger we would have been seriously hurt. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
Recall 01v094000, muffler bracket, consumer received recall letter on 27mar2001. Contacted dealer, who said parts were not available yet. They would contact consumer when parts came in. After numerous calls and visits to dealer, called to yamaha, consumer was only told not to ride vehicle and wait for parts. *ak