USA: Recall notices issued on Yamaha cruisers

[Bob]

Yamaha US has issued recalls on some of their cruiser range. . The company says the nuts and bolts that hold the passenger seat to the fender can work loose.

The models affected are:

V-Star Classic
V-Star Silverado
V-Star Custom
Virago 250

If you have a new one of the above bikes, then it might be worth having a word with your local Yamaha dealer. As I said, this is in the US, but could be worth checking out in case a different bracket is used due to local regulations.

[riffer]

Amazing, but not really surprising. A combination of most people either being unable or unwilling to do their own maintenance, and Americans being the most litigious people in the world, I guess.

I wonder why this simply couldn't be handled at the dealership. Surely its just a matter of replacing the nuts with nylocks...

[saiko]

Yeah, sort of thing you would check yourself anyway...

[Redstar]

I suggest they recall all cruisers and melt them down and make super sport bikes, as they a waste of natural resource in the first place people should not be allowed to simply criuse through life the reason the nuts and bolts come loose is because they vibrate so much its an inherent problem which no amount of recalling can fix.

[XTC]

The XV250 pillion seat is a current recall with Yamaha NZ and Aus...... Not sure about the rest.