| NHTSA Record Id: 5034 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: YAMAHA |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012984000098728000000143 |
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| Model Name: XV1600AL |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V094000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 01 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 13362 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 27 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
Report Received Date: Mar, 23 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 23 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: on certain road star motorcycles, if the bolts holding the exhaust system are allowed to loosen, the bracket holding the mufflers can break. |
Consequence Summary: If this occurs, the broken bracket and the mufflers could fall loose from the motorcycle, damaging or pulling loose the rear hydraulic brake hose, causing loss of rear brake performance. the loose muffler parts could also present a traffic hazard for those around the motorcycle. additionally, the rider could be distracted as the mufflers fall loose, leading to a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a new muffler bracket. owner notification began march 27, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact yamaha at 1-800-6-yamaha (1-800-693-6242). |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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