2021 Yamaha XV1900 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2021 Yamaha XV1900, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes133.3%
- Driver assistance133.3%
- Electrical133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
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!!
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
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!!
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
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!!
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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