Complaints over time
Complaints about the 2015 Yamaha Bolt peaked in 2017, with 2 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Model year
2015 Yamaha Bolt
Motorcycle, gasoline, built in Japan. Owner complaints on file from Jul 15, 2017 to Oct 15, 2018.
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints42.0 times the median 2015 motorcycle
Severity index0.02015 motorcycles average 12.7
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Components
50% of complaints about the 2015 Yamaha Bolt name steering
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls
No recall campaign lists the 2015 Yamaha Bolt
Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints
What owners reported about the 2015 Yamaha Bolt
The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.
4 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.
- Filed Oct 15, 2018Failure Oct 12, 20188,000 milesEnfield, CTSteering
THE STEERING HAS A SPEED/DEATH WOBBLE AROUND 40 ' 50 MILES PER HOUR. IT IS MOST PRESENT WHEN DECELERATING THROUGH THAT SPEED. IT CAN BE FELT WITH TWO HANDS ON THE HANDLE BARS AND CAN CREATE AN UNSAFE CONDITION ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING AT THESE SPEEDS. THE DEALER INDICATED THIS WAS COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MOTORCYCLE, BUT DIDN'T HAVE A FIX AND I SHOULD CHECK THE ONLINE FORUMS FOR A FIX. I DID END UP REPLACING THE STEERING HEAD BALL BEARINGS WITH A TAPER BEARING DESIGN AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS THE FIX MOST FORUMS INDICATED. THEY ALSO INDICATE THE TIRES ARE TO BLAME, BUT I HAD REPLACED THE TIRES BEFORE THIS AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN LESS THAN 100 MILES. YAMAHA NEEDS TO STOP USING THE STEM BEARING SET THEY CURRENTLY SHIP WITH. THIS ISSUE IS COMMONLY DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET AND THE FIX IS A 30 DOLLAR PART. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND YAMAHA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS.
NHTSA complaint 11140367 - Filed May 16, 2018Failure May 2, 20165,000 milesKaukauna, WISteering, Suspension, Wheels
A DEATH WOBBLE FROM DAY ONE IT'S VERY ROUGH SOMETIMES I CAN I RIDE THE BIKE SOMETHING IS OR BETTER SOMETHING IS ON I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS FIXED IT HAPPENS ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR AND IT'S ALMOST STILL IN CONTROL BOIL THAT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO LAY THE BIKE DOWN
NHTSA complaint 11094089 - Filed Dec 24, 2017Failure Feb 1, 2017100 milesSpring, TXElectrical system
LCD SPEEDOMETER VIRTUALLY UNREADABLE IN DAYLIGHT UNLESS THE SUN IS ILLUMINATING THE FACE OF THE GAUGE. HEADING TOWARD THE SUN, THE SHADOW THROWN ON THE FACE OF THE GAUGE MAKES THE SPEED READ-OUT UNDECIPHERABLE. THE ENTIRE GAUGE FACE APPEARS UNIFORMLY BLACK. UNDER UNIFORM ILLUMINATION, OR WHEN THE SUN IS AT THE RIDER'S BACK, THE GAUGE IS READABLE. DOES NOT MATTER IF VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR NOT, OR WHETHER IN THE CITY OR ON THE HIGHWAY, IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT OF OUTSIDE ILLUMINATION. AT NIGHT THE BACK-LIGHTING OF THE GAUGE IS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE READOUT CLEARLY VISIBLE BUT UNDER BRIGHT DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS, SHADOWS OBSCURE THE GAUGE.
NHTSA complaint 11056277 - Filed Jul 15, 2017Failure Jul 15, 2017120,000 milesLake Elsinore, CAFuel/propulsion system, Power train, Vehicle speed control
SPEEDOMETER IS NOT VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT. IF AN ENGINE OR OIL PRESSURE WARNING ALARM IS ACTIVE, IT WOULD NOT ALERT THE RIDER, ME, AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE COULD OCCUR OR EVEN DEATH, INCLUDING TO OTHER MOTORISTS, PEDESTRIANS AND PROPERTY AROUND ME.
NHTSA complaint 11005496
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations
NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins
No manufacturer communications on file
Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.