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Yamaha XVS950

Every Yamaha XVS950 model year on file, 2009 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years230 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92009 to 2021
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3Summed across model years
By model year

The 2014 model year drew the most complaints, 10, 43% of the model's total

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

02.557.51020092010201410201520162017201920202021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the Yamaha XVS950 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
7
Electrical system
5
Suspension
4
Engine and cooling
3
Powertrain
3
Speed control
3
Fuel system
2
Wheels
2
Structure
1
Brakes
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Yamaha XVS950 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 XVS950 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2021Not decoded0NoneNone100
2020Not decoded0NoneNone100
2019Motorcycle10.0100000
2017Motorcycle30.0150000
2016Motorcycle20.0100000
2015Motorcycle10.050000
2014Motorcycle100.0500001
2010Motorcycle10.050001
2009Motorcycle50.0250001
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Yamaha XVS950

  • 21V-806 Oct 15, 2021
    Engine case may leak oil onto the rear tire
    Engine and cooling ยท 233 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.