NHTSA Complaint #10605476 — 2005 YAMAHA XVS1100

SORRY IF I SEEM TO BE ALARMED. BUT I OWN A 2005 YAMAHA 1100 CLASSIC. WHY IM FILLING THIS REPORT OUT IS THAT I FOUND A LOT OF PROBLEMS POSTED ABOUT THE MID SHAFT RETAINING BOLT HAS BEEN REPORTED OFTEN OF FAILURE BY EITHER SHEARING OFF OR EVEN BRAKING THE SHAFT ON THIS CERTAIN BIKE. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED TO THE BIKE I OWN YET, BUT READING THESE REPORTS AND SOME OF THE WEB SPACES I FOUND, TELLS ME THAT IT COULD HAPPEN. THIS MAKES ME SCARED TO RIDE MY BIKE ANYMORE. YES BY READING AND LOOKING UP THE DETAILS THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE MULTIPLE DAMAGE OR HARM AND EVEN DEATH TO ME. PLEASE CAN WE GET YAMAHA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR THE OWNERS OF THESE BIKES. BEFORE SOME ONE DOES GET HURT OR KILLED. OR HAS TO SPEND MONEY WE DON'T HAVE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. I TALKED TO A YAMAHA DEALER ABOUT THE BIKE. THEY TOLD ME THEY TOTALLY QUIT MAKING THE 1100 TYPE OF BIKE WITH THE SHAFT FOR SOME REASON. "WHAT'S UP WITH THAT" DO THEY KNOW SOMETHING WE DON'T!!!! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS MAJOR OPERATING PART TO MAKE IT SAFER FOR RIDER'S. I ENJOY MY BIKE BUT DON'T NEED THIS TO HAPPEN TO ME. CAN I REQUEST THE RECALL TO GET IT REPLACED AND DO SOMETHING TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR ME AND OTHERS. MY BIKE HAS RIGHT AT 25'000 MILES ON IT. I THINK THIS RETAINING NUT AND SHAFT SHOULD LAST THE DURATION OF THE BIKE. "MY THOUGHT'S"!!!! "YAMAHA WHY NOT HAVE A REVERSE RETAINING SUPPORT NUT OR A LOCKING SETUP LIKE A PIN OR ALLEN SCREW ON THIS DRIVE SHAFT. THAT WAY THE NUT WON'T LOOSEN. A MOTORCYCLE IS ONLY MADE TO RUN ONE DIRECTION ANYWAY. YOU GET BY DRIFT? PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL. THIS BIKE IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. NEEDING TO SAVE MONEY ON GAS, NOT SPEND IT ON PARTS THAT SHOULDN'T BRAKE. EVEN OUTSTANDING MEDICAL BILL'S OR A NOTHER BIKE RIGHT NOW ME ALONG WITH OTHERS DO NOT HAVE THIS TO GIVE UP OR SPEND. ALONG WITH OUR LIVES. A BIKE SHOULD BE SAFER THAN THIS.AFTER READING ALL THAT I'VE READ. THANK YOU. *TR