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2009 Yamaha XVS13 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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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 26, 2012
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2009 Yamaha XVS13, 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

  • Fuel system1100.0%

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

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THE FUEL TANK HAS IMPLODED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. THE FIRST TWO OCCURRED WHEN THE BIKE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. THE LAST 3 HAVE HAPPENED WHILE RIDING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH. WHEN THE TANK IS OPENED FOR FUELING THE IMPLOSION SOMEWHAT CORRECTS ITSELF ALTHOUGH I HAD TO USE COMPRESSED AIR ONCE TO POP THE TANK BACK OUT. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO DEALER TWICE FOR FIXES BUT IT IS STILL DOING IT AS OF 10/25/2012. THE TANK IS RUINED. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE MOVING THE CLANG SCARED THE DICKENS OUT OF ME AND I ALMOST WRECKED THE BIKE. THE PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO VARIOUS FORUMS, IS APPARENTLY RELATED TO THE TANK ROLL-OVER VALVE VENT MALFUNCTIONING, CREATING A VACUUM AND SUCKING IN THE TANK. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH VARIOUS YAMAHA STAR CYCLES SINCE THE MID 1990'S. THE VACUUM CREATED CAN ALSO CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP TO STARVE FOR FUEL CAUSING THE BIKE TO QUIT RUNNING WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. I BOUGHT THE BIKE NEW IN THE SPRING OF 2010. OPENING THE FUEL CAP ON THE TANK HAD ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE DIFFICULT DUE TO A SLIGHT (SOMETIMES MORE THAN SLIGHT) VACUUM WITHIN THE TANK. I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS NORMAL AND NEVER THOUGHT ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

NHTSA ID 10482370 · filed Oct 26, 2012

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

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