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Yamaha XVS650

Every Yamaha XVS650 model year on file, 1997 to 2010. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years413 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91997 to 2010
Recall campaigns0Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins10Summed across model years
By model year

The 2002 model year drew the most complaints, 13, 32% of the model's total

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

05101519971998199920002001200213200520092010
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Yamaha XVS650 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
25
Wheels
4
Suspension
3
Equipment
2
Speed control
2
Electrical system
2
Seats
2
Steering
1
Fuel system
1
Brakes
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Yamaha XVS650 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 XVS650 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2010Motorcycle10.050000
2009Motorcycle10.050000
2005Motorcycle40.0160000
2002Motorcycle130.0433001
2001Motorcycle837.5400002
2000Motorcycle80.0320002
1999Motorcycle40.0200002
1998Not decoded20.0200002
1997Not decoded0NoneNone001
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Yamaha XVS650

No recall campaign lists this model.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.