AutoStatsIQ
Data through Oct 2026
Model line

Yamaha Bolt

Every Yamaha Bolt model year on file, 2014 to 2015. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years860 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years22014 to 2015
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1Summed across model years
By model year

The 2014 model year drew the most complaints, 82, 95% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02550751002014822015
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Yamaha Bolt complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
57
Speed control
24
Lighting
7
Visibility and wipers
6
Steering
5
Suspension
2
Wheels
2
Structure
2
Fuel system
1
Powertrain
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Yamaha Bolt model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Yamaha Bolt by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2015Motorcycle40.0200000
2014Motorcycle820.04,100101
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Yamaha Bolt

  • 13V-298 Jul 8, 2013
    Slack or sag in the wiring harness may allow it to contact the exhaust manifold causing the wires to melt, and possibly short circuit
    Electrical system ยท 3,900 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.