Steering
Filed Aug 6, 2020
STEERING HEAD BALL BEARING GETS SLOPPY WRITHING 1-4000 MILES CREATING A DEATH WOBBLE IN STEERING AROUND 40MPH.
- NHTSA ID
- 11343800
- Incident
- Aug 2, 2020
- Mileage
- 15 mi
2017 Yamaha XVS950
Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
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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 Aug 6, 2020
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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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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Overview
Our database contains 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2017 Yamaha XVS950, most frequently naming the steering, electrical and interior & seats categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaint activity over time
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 3 months of data.
What owners report
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
- Steering250.0%
- Electrical125.0%
- Interior & seats125.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Safety recalls
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Recent owner complaints
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
Steering
Filed Jun 26, 2020
AROUND 45 MPH OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN, THE BIKE BEGINS TO FORM A SPEED WOBBLE WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BIKE HAS 4,200 MILES ON IT. CHANGED THE HEAD BEARINGS TO TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS AND IT'S BEEN FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN A DOCUMENTED ISSUE FOR YEARS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 11331159
- Incident
- May 25, 2020
- Mileage
- 10 mi
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Nov 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 YAMAHA XVS950. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LED DISPLAY FOR THE SPEEDOMETER MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER DURING THE DAYLIGHT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 11277456
- Incident
- Oct 3, 2019
- Mileage
- 6,000 mi
Compare model years
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.