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2007 Yamaha VMX12 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 10, 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 Apr 10, 2009

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2007 Yamaha VMX12. 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.

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Body & structureSuspension
Filed Apr 10, 2009
Crash reported1 injury reported

IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET OF "VMAX WOBBLE" YOU WILL GET A LOT OF EXAMPLES OF WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I HAD A ONE VEHICLE WRECK AND BROKE A RIB RECENTLY IN THE LARGE 2 ACRE PARKING LOT OF THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASE A NEW 2007 YAMAHA VMAX MOTORCYCLE THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE A DEFECT ON THE FRONT FORK AND THE FRAME. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP HAD BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE DEFECT. THE DEFECT ON MY MOTORCYCLE IS MAINLY IN THE FRONT FORK. AS I HAD TOLD THE MECHANIC THE FRONT FORK WOBBLES WHEN GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE OR BEND IN A HIGHWAY GOING BETWEEN 30 AND 55. I DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO FIX IT AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF I SELL IT THE WAY IT IS. I'VE ALREADY BOUGHT A DIFFERENT MOTORCYCLE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO RIDE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. IT IS STILL IN THE DEALERS SHOP. I AM A 53 YEAR OLD COLLEGE EDUCATED, MILITARY VET. I COULDN?T DEMONSTRATE TO THE MECHANIC HOW THE FRONT END SHAKES AND WOBBLES IN A SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD WHEN GRIPPING THE HANDLEBARS TIGHTLY SO I HAD TO GRIP THE HANDLEBARS LIGHTLY AND LET THE FRONT END SHAKE GOING STRAIGHT AT AROUND 30 TO 50 MPH IN THE PARKING LOT SO THAT THE MECHANIC COULD SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN MY BROKEN RIB HEALS I?M GOING TO GO TO THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER?S SHOP AND GET THE BIKE AND VIDEOTAPE THE SHAKING FRONT FORK IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE MECHANIC DIDN'T FIND WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I THINK THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT YAMAHA AND YAMAHA DEALERSHIPS DON'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IF THE MOTORCYCLE WOBBLE IS NOT FIXED THEN WHEN I SELL IT I DO BELIEVE SOMEONE WILL QUITE POSSIBLY DIE TRYING TO RIDE IT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10264914
Incident
Mar 17, 2009
Mileage
1,950 mi

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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