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Yamaha XV16 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 12 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Yamaha XV16 (2001–2003). The most-complained-about year is 2002.

1
safety recalls, all years
12
owner complaints, all years
2001
year with most recalls
2002
year with most complaints

Pick your Yamaha XV16 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2003 Yamaha XV1614
2002 Yamaha XV1617
2001 Yamaha XV1611

What Yamaha XV16 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA. The 2002 model year has the most, with 7.

All Yamaha XV16 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Yamaha XV16, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Manual transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 03V309000 Reported 29,139 vehicles potentially affected YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA

    In the transmission on certain motorcycles, the second/third pinion gear may be incorrectly machined which could cause abnormal wear that eventually results in a broken retainer circlip.

    Remedy: Yamaha will replace the transmission gears and shafts with new ones. Owner notification began on september 9, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not…

    Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003

Other Yamaha models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.