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2006 Yamaha CP250 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Apr 18, 2009
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 20, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Yamaha CP250. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Suspension
Filed Apr 18, 2009

2006 YAMAHA VIRAGO XV250, 70 MPH ON I96, NO BRAKING, SOLO RIDE, 16000 MILES, 21 MOS OLD, THE LEFT ARM OF THE REAR SWING ARM BUCKLED, CONTINUING TO YIELD UNTIL THE REAR TIRE MADE CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT INNER SWING ARM AND THE REAR BRAKE LINKAGE. THIS CONTACT STABILIZED THE LEFT SIDE SWING ARM YIELDING, HOWEVER THE RUBBING OF THE TIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DECELERATION ABRUPTLY. THE COLLAPSING SWING ARM CAUSED DRIVE CHAIN SLACK AND THE CHAIN JUMPED ON THE SPROCKET. THE TIRE WAS SMOKING DUE TO THE RUB. LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED. REAR TIRE FAILURE WAS EMINENT. I AM HIGHLY SKILLED, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BIKE MILES. I STOPPED QUICKLY USING THE FRONT DISC BRAKE AS I PULLED OFF THE EXPRESSWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER. I BOUGHT THIS BIKE BRAND NEW, AND USE IT TO COMMUTE TO WORK ON DETROIT FREEWAYS. IT HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD, NOR DO I CARRY A PASSENGER. IT HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. I AM A MASTER MECHANIC IN MICHIGAN. I AM FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO OWNED AND MAINTAINED A CESSNA 152 FOR YEARS. BSEE FROM UOFM, MS FROM LAWRENCE TECH. I BABY THIS BIKE. I BOUGHT YES, YAMAHA EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT. YAMAHA HAS DENIED THE CLAIM. THE DEALER STATES IT IS UNSAFE TO RIDE. I WILL PURCHASE REQUIRED PARTS AND MAKE MY OWN REPAIRS. THIS FAILURE COULD EASILY HAVE KILLED THE DRIVER, AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. I WANT TO GET RID OF THE BIKE, AS, SIMPLY PUTTING ON A REPLACEMENT PART OF THE SAME DESIGN WILL NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THE SWING ARM IS INADEQUATE. PLEASE NOTE, THE VEHICLE SELECTION IS CP250. VIRAGO XV250 IS NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR DROP DOWN MENU. *TR

NHTSA ID
10265918
Incident
Apr 10, 2009
Mileage
16,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jun 20, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA CC200 (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V180000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). HE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND REMAINS PARKED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600.

NHTSA ID
10231725
Incident
May 9, 2008

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.

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