NHTSA Complaint #10960255 — 2008 YAMAHA XV1900

I NOTICED WHILE RIDING DOWN THE STREET A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION ONLY WHEN I WAS IN 3RD GEAR.THE SOUND CONTINUED AS I RODE AND STEADILY WORSENED . NOW I HAVE BEEN SKIPPING THE USE OF3RD GEAR WHEN I RIDE BECAUSE I AM SCARED THAT IT WILL LOCK UP AND CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS NOISE ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THEIR ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THEIR THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. CONSUMERS STATE THAT IT IS CAUSED BY 3RD GEAR BEING WEAK AND ONE OR MORE OF THE TEETH ON THE GEAR BREAK OFF. IT ALSO MENTIONS HOW YAMAHA HAS SINCE CHANGE THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS SAME GEAR THAT HAS FAILED IN THE SAME XV1900 ENGINES USED IN 2006,2007, AND 2008 VARIOUS MODELS OF YAMAHA. I CALLED YAMAHA HEAD QUARTERS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP AND THEY DENIED KNOWING OF THE ISSUE OR HELP IN ANY WAY WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR. NOW I HAVE A $14,000 DOLLAR PIECE OF SCRAP MEDAL, BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SINCE IT WOULD MEET A COMPLETE REMOVAL AND TEAR DOWN OF THE ENGINE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE RIDING MY YAMAHA RAIDER ANY MORE...