Steering
Filed Aug 6, 202015 milesMD
STEERING HEAD BALL BEARING GETS SLOPPY WRITHING 1-4000 MILES CREATING A DEATH WOBBLE IN STEERING AROUND 40MPH.
2017 Yamaha Bolt R-Spec XVS950
Routine
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. No safety recall has been issued.
Most common 2017 Yamaha Bolt R-Spec XVS950 problems
2 of the 3 complaints (67%) are about the steering.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSteering
Filed Jun 26, 202010 milesMD
AROUND 45 MPH OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN, THE BIKE BEGINS TO FORM A SPEED WOBBLE WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BIKE HAS 4,200 MILES ON IT. CHANGED THE HEAD BEARINGS TO TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS AND IT'S BEEN FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN A DOCUMENTED ISSUE FOR YEARS. *TR
Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel
Filed Nov 1, 20196,000 milesGA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 YAMAHA XVS950. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LED DISPLAY FOR THE SPEEDOMETER MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER DURING THE DAYLIGHT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
All 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.