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2008 Yamaha XT250 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 Nov 18, 2011
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 Oct 5, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 Yamaha XT250. 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

Showing 1–2 of 2

Engine
Filed Nov 18, 2011

PISTON SLAPPING CYLINDER CAUSED THE CRANK SHAFT BEARINGS TO DISINTEGRATE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10436405
Incident
Oct 17, 2011
Fuel system
Filed Oct 5, 2010

NEARLY CRASHED MOTORCYCLE DUE TO BIKE ENGINE CUTTING OUT. THE CARBURETOR IS FAULTY AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO FLOOD COMPLETELY, THE ENGINE FLOODED SO BAD THAT PETROL HAD FILLED THE OIL SUMP TO THE BRIM. NEW CARBURETOR(WITH LUCK ITS NOT FAULTY, YAMAHA HAVE MADE ALOT OF THESE THAT ARE FAULTY.) PLEASE NOTE:THIS BIKE IS A YAMAHA XT 125 X 2008(NOT XT 250). *TR

NHTSA ID
10359203
Incident
Sep 29, 2010
Mileage
2,017 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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