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2015 Yamaha Bolt

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 15, 2018
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2015 Yamaha Bolt, most frequently naming the steering, electrical and fuel system categories.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Steering225.0%
  • Electrical112.5%
  • Fuel system112.5%
  • Driver assistance112.5%
  • Powertrain (other)112.5%
  • Suspension112.5%
  • Other / unspecified112.5%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Steering
Filed Oct 15, 2018

THE STEERING HAS A SPEED/DEATH WOBBLE AROUND 40 ' 50 MILES PER HOUR. IT IS MOST PRESENT WHEN DECELERATING THROUGH THAT SPEED. IT CAN BE FELT WITH TWO HANDS ON THE HANDLE BARS AND CAN CREATE AN UNSAFE CONDITION ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING AT THESE SPEEDS. THE DEALER INDICATED THIS WAS COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MOTORCYCLE, BUT DIDN'T HAVE A FIX AND I SHOULD CHECK THE ONLINE FORUMS FOR A FIX. I DID END UP REPLACING THE STEERING HEAD BALL BEARINGS WITH A TAPER BEARING DESIGN AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS THE FIX MOST FORUMS INDICATED. THEY ALSO INDICATE THE TIRES ARE TO BLAME, BUT I HAD REPLACED THE TIRES BEFORE THIS AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN LESS THAN 100 MILES. YAMAHA NEEDS TO STOP USING THE STEM BEARING SET THEY CURRENTLY SHIP WITH. THIS ISSUE IS COMMONLY DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET AND THE FIX IS A 30 DOLLAR PART. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND YAMAHA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS.

NHTSA ID
11140367
Incident
Oct 12, 2018
Mileage
8,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedSteeringSuspension
Filed May 16, 2018

A DEATH WOBBLE FROM DAY ONE IT'S VERY ROUGH SOMETIMES I CAN I RIDE THE BIKE SOMETHING IS OR BETTER SOMETHING IS ON I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS FIXED IT HAPPENS ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR AND IT'S ALMOST STILL IN CONTROL BOIL THAT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO LAY THE BIKE DOWN

NHTSA ID
11094089
Incident
May 2, 2016
Mileage
5,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Dec 24, 2017

LCD SPEEDOMETER VIRTUALLY UNREADABLE IN DAYLIGHT UNLESS THE SUN IS ILLUMINATING THE FACE OF THE GAUGE. HEADING TOWARD THE SUN, THE SHADOW THROWN ON THE FACE OF THE GAUGE MAKES THE SPEED READ-OUT UNDECIPHERABLE. THE ENTIRE GAUGE FACE APPEARS UNIFORMLY BLACK. UNDER UNIFORM ILLUMINATION, OR WHEN THE SUN IS AT THE RIDER'S BACK, THE GAUGE IS READABLE. DOES NOT MATTER IF VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR NOT, OR WHETHER IN THE CITY OR ON THE HIGHWAY, IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT OF OUTSIDE ILLUMINATION. AT NIGHT THE BACK-LIGHTING OF THE GAUGE IS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE READOUT CLEARLY VISIBLE BUT UNDER BRIGHT DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS, SHADOWS OBSCURE THE GAUGE.

NHTSA ID
11056277
Incident
Feb 1, 2017
Mileage
100 mi
Driver assistanceFuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Jul 15, 2017

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT. IF AN ENGINE OR OIL PRESSURE WARNING ALARM IS ACTIVE, IT WOULD NOT ALERT THE RIDER, ME, AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE COULD OCCUR OR EVEN DEATH, INCLUDING TO OTHER MOTORISTS, PEDESTRIANS AND PROPERTY AROUND ME.

NHTSA ID
11005496
Incident
Jul 15, 2017
Mileage
120,000 mi

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Yamaha Bolt by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2015Viewing400—
2014821035.3

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.