Yamaha XV1900 problems and owner complaints

ON MARCH 21ST OF 2012, AROUND 2PM, I LEFT MY HOUSE TO HEAD TO WORK. WHEN I APPROACHED THE STOP LIGHT (RED) RIGHT OFF MCKINLEY BRIDGE ON MISSOURI SIDE, I DOWN SHIFTED FROM 4TH TO 3RD GEAR WHEN I NOTICED THE BIKE LUNGED FORWARD A BIT AND STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE THE BELT IS NOT GRABBING ONTO THE SPROCKET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS ALOT OF ROADLINER'S AND STRATOLINERS XV1900'S HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE 3RD GEAR PINION P/N 1D7-17131-01-00. YAMAHA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE M…

Owner-reported narrative. 24,678 miles reported. Look up ODI 10461149 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 YAMAHA XV1900A. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND SHIFTING TO THIRD GEAR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THIRD GEAR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10511981 at NHTSA ↗

ALMOST DIED TODAY. MY BIKE STALLED FOR THE 17TH TIME AND AS I STALLED, I STOPPED HARD BECAUSE OF THE JOLT OF THE STALL AND MY BAD BACK COULDN'T HANDLE THE WEIGHT BEING OFF BALANCE SO I HAD TO LAY THE BIKE DOWN. AS I WAS FALLING TO THE GROUND, ANOTHER CAR LOCKED UP HER BRAKES TO AVOID KILLING ME IN THE LANE TO THE LEFT. THE BIKE ROUTINELY STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND I AM HOPING THE YAMAHA CORP WILL DO THE HONORABLE THING AND FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED. I REFUSE TO RIDE ANYMORE AND WILL NOT SELL THE DEATH TRAP TO ANYONE ELSE…

Owner-reported narrative. 31,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10779971 at NHTSA ↗

COMING OFF OF HIGHWAY TO EXIT RAMP COMING TO STOP ENGINE STALLS.

Owner-reported narrative. 17,009 miles reported. Look up ODI 10859956 at NHTSA ↗

UNDER BRAKING THE CLUTCH DOES NOT FULLY ENGAGE CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL AT SPEED. THERE IS NO CLUTCH ADJUSTMENT AS IT IS A HYDRAULIC CLUTCH. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM, AND IT IS WELL KNOWN IN THE STRATOLINER COMMUNITIES. THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS CRASHES AS THE BIKE COULD STALL IN AN INTERSECTION OR WHILE IN A TURN CAUSING A HIGH SIDE CRASH. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 8,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10648329 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN I TURNED ON THE KEY MY SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS CYCLES FROM ZERO TO MAXIMUM BACK TO ZERO ONE TIME. PERIODICALLY, ONE OF MY INDICATORS (USUALLY THE SPEEDOMETER) DOES NOT CYCLE AND THEN DOES NOT WORK DURING THE VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. I REMOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO CHECK THE WIRING FOR SHORTS AND DID NOT READILY DETECT ANY THOUGH I DID NOTICE THE WIRING HARNESS IS VERY TIGHT JUST IN FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK -- I'M SURE VIBRATION FROM VEHICLE OPERATION PUTS STRESS…

Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10510542 at NHTSA ↗

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY DUE TO A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC BODY ALLOWING THE ESCAPE OF PRESSURIZED FUEL BACK INTO THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANK RESULTING IN A TENDENCY FOR THE ENGINE TO STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN ON BUSY CITY STREETS, AT STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS, AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY.

Owner-reported narrative. 53,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10894985 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 YAMAHA XV1900. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO START THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO RIDENOW POWERSPORTS ON CRAIG (4120 E CRAIG RD, NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89030, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE BATTERY TO BE RECHARGED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO RIDENOW POWERSPORTS ON CRAIG AND WAS THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT MOTORCYCLE NEEDED TO BE PLUGGED INTO A TONER. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NEXT TOWED TO RIDENOW POWERSPORTS ON R…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 11416092 at NHTSA ↗