2009 Yamaha XVS65
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
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- Power train
Final drive assembly of yamaha vstar takes on water when riding in rain, oil degrades and results in interior bearing assembly failure. metal shavings can be found inside final drive unit. others have complained of possible bearings breaking free and resulting in spline lockup... Rendering a…
Final drive assembly of yamaha vstar takes on water when riding in rain, oil degrades and results in interior bearing assembly failure. metal shavings can be found inside final drive unit. others have complained of possible bearings breaking free and resulting in spline lockup... Rendering a rear tire lockup at any speed. metal shavings cause oil seals to fail resulting in oil being splattered onto rear tire and results in an unsafe condition that could render the operator without traction of rear tire on cornering left or braking due to oil on tire. on disassemble of the final drive, bearing balls were almost broken free at 25,000 miles of service. if ball bearings had broken free, lockup of spline could have occurred as others have encountered. manufacturer refuses to repair. in order for consumer to transport motorcycle safely after oil seal failure and oil on tire, a tow IS required and about 200 dollars in parts to repair. *Tr
- Service brakes, hydraulic
Rear brake failure and total destruction from a single missing bolt. rear brake assembly lost bottom bolt, on braking this resulted in the entire drum spinning and breaking control arm from drum and wrapping linkage arm around brake drum. complete loss of rear brakes. *Tr
- Power train › Manual transmission
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 yamaha xvs65y. after the vehicle has cooled down in the park position, the vehicle jumps forward four feet once it has been restarted. the failure has occurred ten times. the manufacturer stated that they could not assist because the vehicle was designed in that…
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 yamaha xvs65y. after the vehicle has cooled down in the park position, the vehicle jumps forward four feet once it has been restarted. the failure has occurred ten times. the manufacturer stated that they could not assist because the vehicle was designed in that manner. the manufacturer advised her not to start the vehicle in first gear, but rather to start it in neutral. the contact feels that the vehicle IS unsafe and needs to be repaired. the current mileage was 230 and failure mileage was 1.
- Power train › Manual transmission · Service brakes, hydraulic
At 750-1,000 miles major clutch slippage was detected. this prevents acceleration to avoid accident zones or retreat from accident zone. at 3,600 miles front brake failure was detected. where depression of brake lever took four depressions to return pressure. no accident in either case, however near collisions and intrusion of vehicles into accident zones have occurred as a result of clutch failure. *Tr
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