1999 Yamaha XV1600ATL

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › exhaust system › manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train › Automatic Transmission	1		0	0	0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe01V094000

Filed Mar 23, 200113,362 vehiclesYamaha Motor Corporation, Usa

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ON CERTAIN ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLES, IF THE BOLTS HOLDING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ARE ALLOWED TO LOOSEN, THE BRACKET HOLDING THE MUFFLERS CAN BREAK.

Risk. IF THIS OCCURS, THE BROKEN BRACKET AND THE MUFFLERS COULD FALL LOOSE FROM THE MOTORCYCLE, DAMAGING OR PULLING LOOSE THE REAR HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE, CAUSING LOSS OF REAR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. THE LOOSE MUFFLER PARTS COULD ALSO PRESENT A TRAFFIC HAZARD FOR THOSE AROUND THE MOTORCYCLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE RIDER COULD BE DISTRACTED AS THE MUFFLERS FALL LOOSE, LEADING TO A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW MUFFLER BRACKET. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 27, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-6-YAMAHA (1-800-693-6242).

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train › Automatic Transmission

Filed Aug 4, 200330,000 milesPA

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP TOSSING ME INTO THE WINDSHIELD AT ONLY 10 MILES PER HOUR. IF I HAD BEEN RIDING A PASSENGER WE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe

Filed Jun 5, 2001MS

RECALL 01V094000, MUFFLER BRACKET, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER ON 27MAR2001. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO SAID PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE YET. THEY WOULD CONTACT CONSUMER WHEN PARTS CAME IN. AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS AND VISITS TO DEALER, CALLED TO YAMAHA, CONSUMER WAS ONLY TOLD NOT TO RIDE VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR PARTS. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 23, 2001. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.