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Yamaha XT250

Every Yamaha XT250 model year on file, 1980 to 2015. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years50 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years71980 to 2015
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins5Summed across model years
By model year

The 2008 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 40% of the model's total

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

00.511.5219802008220092010201320142015
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Yamaha XT250 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
2
Engine and cooling
2
Tires
1
Electrical system
1
Lighting
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Yamaha XT250 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 XT250 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2015Motorcycle20.0100101
2014Not decoded0NoneNone101
2013Not decoded0NoneNone100
2010Not decoded0NoneNone001
2009Motorcycle10.050001
2008Motorcycle20.0100001
1980Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Yamaha XT250

  • 14V-754 Nov 25, 2014
    Affected motorcycles contain an air induction pipe and hose which may fail after prolonged periods of high RPM operation
    Fuel system · 4,776 vehicles
  • 80V-068 May 28, 1980
    On certain vehicles the brake linings could separate from the brake shoes due to insufficient brake lining bonding
    Brakes · 7,000 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.