Vehicle recall 05V256000 · June 1, 2005

Yamaha XVS11 and XVS65

On certain motorcyles, the original replacement mounting hardware holding the passenger seat to the fender could break if the mounting hardware is over tightened.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: On certain motorcyles, the original replacement mounting hardware holding the passenger seat to the fender could break if the mounting hardware is over tightened.
Consequence: If the hardware breaks, the passenger seat can fall off the rear fender. The passenger could lose balance and fall, causing serious injury or death.
Remedy: Owners may already have received a letter from yamaha dated March 3, 2005, about this defect. In order to provide an improved remedy to the repair of the previous recall, yamaha is recalling certain motorcycles again. Dealers will replace the hardware holding the passenger seat to the fender with components of a different type that will not allow the seat to fall off. The recall began on June 15, 2005. Owners may contact yamaha at 1-800-88-yamaha.
Notes: Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 05V256000
Reported to NHTSA: June 1, 2005
Filed by: YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
Manufacturer campaign: M2005-010
Owner notification: June 15, 2005
Vehicles potentially affected: 46,000
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Seats › Motorcycle

Recall 05V256000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Yamaha XVS11 (1998-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
Yamaha XVS65 (1998-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998

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