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2021 Yamaha XV1900

Do not drive

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch20V814000Do not drive
Filed Dec 28, 202018,203 vehiclesYamaha Motor Corporation, Usa

Defect. Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2018-2020 MTT9GT (Tracer GT), 2019 MXTGTKL (NIKEN GT), 2017-2020 MT10, 2018-2020 XTZ12 (Super Ténéré), 2013-2020 FJR13, 2018 XV19B (Star Eluder), and 2018-2021 XV19 (Star Venture) motorcycles. The front brake switch can fail due to increased resistance from silicon oxide.

Risk. Failure of the front brake switch can cause the brake light to stay on constantly and/or the cruise control system to shutoff unexpectedly. Both situations increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake switch, free of charge. The recall began January 20, 2021. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990140. Note: Owners are advised not to operate their motorcycle until the repairs have been performed.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes
Filed Jul 8, 2025CA

There is a recall on this motorcycle's front brake switch. Supposedly it was repaired before it was delivered to me in 2021. I have had problems with the cruise control intermittently turning itself off and becoming inoperative, which is a symptom of the problem caused by a defective front brake switch according to the recall. I have had the motorcycle in to the dealership twice, starting in 2024 to have the starter and front brake switch replaced. Each time, the front brake switch was ordered by the dealership and somehow the order was cancelled by Yamaha for some unknown reason. Several times, they claimed that there were no parts available. I just got off the phone for the third time with Yamaha Customer Relations (714-761-7300). The message they left was from a person that said his name was "Jim". When I called back and spoke to him he confirmed that he had called me but said that his name was Jeremy. No extension number was provided. Jeremy said that I had to bring in the motorcycle a third time to have it inspected. I have become a hamster spinning in a wheel. I am not supposed to drive my bike with this safety problem, but each time I bring in the bike to the dealership and they order the part, the order gets cancelled. Yamaha refuses to come up with a solution to repair my bike. Help!!

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2021 — this page1100Do not drive
20201100Do not drive
20190100Do not drive
20185100Do not drive
20121000Routine
20111000Routine
20103000Routine
20093000Routine
20084000Routine
20075000Routine
200611000Routine

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Reading this record

NHTSA has issued a do-not-drive warning for a recall on this vehicle.

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: Dec 28, 2020. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.