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Yamaha XV1700 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 58 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Yamaha XV1700 (2002–2007). The most-complained-about year is 2006.

2
safety recalls, all years
58
owner complaints, all years
2002
year with most recalls
2006
year with most complaints

Pick your Yamaha XV1700 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2007 Yamaha XV1700117
2006 Yamaha XV1700121
2005 Yamaha XV1700218
2004 Yamaha XV170020
2003 Yamaha XV170021
2002 Yamaha XV170021

What Yamaha XV1700 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 58 complaints with NHTSA. The 2006 model year has the most, with 21.

All Yamaha XV1700 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Yamaha XV1700, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Engine and engine cooling

    NHTSA 07V039000 Reported 15,659 vehicles potentially affected YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA

    On certain road star warrior motorcycles, the lead wires for the pick-up coil can break while the engine is running, causing the engine to stall and be impossible to restart.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the pick-up coil. The recall began on march 2, 2007. Owners may contact yamaha at 1-800-227-5963.

    Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

  2. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 06V371000 Reported 39,757 vehicles potentially affected YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA

    On certain motorcycles, an improperly designed throttle position sensor could cause an intermittently unstable idle when the engine is at idling speed when the motorcycle is stopped or during low-speed operations. The engine could stall as a result.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the throttle position sensor free of charge. The recall began on october 16, 2006. Owners may contact yamaha at 1-888-88-yamaha.

    Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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.