Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / XV1700 / 2005

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007106559 Incident Date: May, 19 2007
Consumer's City: NIXA Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: XV1700 Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JYAVP17E85A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 20 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 28 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Sticking valves caused the motorcycle to run very poorly in traffic and loss of power, resulting in necessary stops on highways. i have previously spoken with yamaha dealers, and they have tried to make it seem like it was my fault. they said a valve job would run around $1000.00. this problem had been occurrring since the motorcycle was 1 month old in january 2005. *ak