2007 YAMAHA VMX12 — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
N/A
Safety Rating
4
Owner Complaints
4 Crashes
0
Recalls
NO ACTIVE RECALLS
1
Service Bulletin
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2007 YAMAHA VMX12
The 2007 YAMAHA VMX12 has received a total of 4 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). 1 technical service bulletin have been issued by Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA for this model year. The most commonly reported problems involve the Structure (1 complaint), Suspension (1 complaint), and Suspensionfront (1 complaint).
Recalls for the 2007 YAMAHA VMX12
There are no recalls on file with NHTSA for the 2007 YAMAHA VMX12. No Active Recalls
Owner Complaints for the 2007 YAMAHA VMX12
4 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2007 YAMAHA VMX12. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
Structure
Complaints: 1
1 Crash
1 Injury
Suspension
Complaints: 1
1 Crash
1 Injury
Suspensionfront
Complaints: 1
1 Crash
1 Injury
Unknown Or Other
Complaints: 1
1 Crash
1 Injury
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Suspensionfront | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unknown Or Other | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Most Recent Complaints
IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET OF "VMAX WOBBLE" YOU WILL GET A LOT OF EXAMPLES OF WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I HAD A ONE VEHICLE WRECK AND BROKE A RIB RECENTLY IN THE LARGE 2 ACRE PARKING LOT OF THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASE A NEW 2007 YAMAHA VMAX MOTORCYCLE THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE A DEFECT ON THE FRONT FORK AND THE FRAME. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP HAD BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE DEFECT. THE DEFECT ON MY MOTORCYCLE IS MAINLY IN THE FRONT FORK. AS I HAD TOLD THE MECHANIC THE FRONT FORK WOBBLES WHEN GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE OR BEND IN A HIGHWAY GOING BETWEEN 30 AND 55. I DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO FIX IT AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF I SELL IT THE WAY IT IS. I'VE ALREADY BOUGHT A DIFFERENT MOTORCYCLE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO RIDE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. IT IS STILL IN THE DEALERS SHOP. I AM A 53 YEAR OLD COLLEGE EDUCATED, MILITARY VET. I COULDN?T DEMONSTRATE TO THE MECHANIC HOW THE FRONT END SHAKES AND WOBBLES IN A SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD WHEN GRIPPING THE HANDLEBARS TIGHTLY SO I HAD TO GRIP THE HANDLEBARS LIGHTLY AND LET THE FRONT END SHAKE GOING STRAIGHT AT AROUND 30 TO 50 MPH IN THE PARKING LOT SO THAT THE MECHANIC COULD SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN MY BROKEN RIB HEALS I?M GOING TO GO TO THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER?S SHOP AND GET THE BIKE AND VIDEOTAPE THE SHAKING FRONT FORK IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE MECHANIC DIDN'T FIND WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I THINK THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT YAMAHA AND YAMAHA DEALERSHIPS DON'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IF THE MOTORCYCLE WOBBLE IS NOT FIXED THEN WHEN I SELL IT I DO BELIEVE SOMEONE WILL QUITE POSSIBLY DIE TRYING TO RIDE IT. *TR
IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET OF "VMAX WOBBLE" YOU WILL GET A LOT OF EXAMPLES OF WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I HAD A ONE VEHICLE WRECK AND BROKE A RIB RECENTLY IN THE LARGE 2 ACRE PARKING LOT OF THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASE A NEW 2007 YAMAHA VMAX MOTORCYCLE THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE A DEFECT ON THE FRONT FORK AND THE FRAME. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP HAD BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE DEFECT. THE DEFECT ON MY MOTORCYCLE IS MAINLY IN THE FRONT FORK. AS I HAD TOLD THE MECHANIC THE FRONT FORK WOBBLES WHEN GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE OR BEND IN A HIGHWAY GOING BETWEEN 30 AND 55. I DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO FIX IT AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF I SELL IT THE WAY IT IS. I'VE ALREADY BOUGHT A DIFFERENT MOTORCYCLE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO RIDE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. IT IS STILL IN THE DEALERS SHOP. I AM A 53 YEAR OLD COLLEGE EDUCATED, MILITARY VET. I COULDN?T DEMONSTRATE TO THE MECHANIC HOW THE FRONT END SHAKES AND WOBBLES IN A SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD WHEN GRIPPING THE HANDLEBARS TIGHTLY SO I HAD TO GRIP THE HANDLEBARS LIGHTLY AND LET THE FRONT END SHAKE GOING STRAIGHT AT AROUND 30 TO 50 MPH IN THE PARKING LOT SO THAT THE MECHANIC COULD SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN MY BROKEN RIB HEALS I?M GOING TO GO TO THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER?S SHOP AND GET THE BIKE AND VIDEOTAPE THE SHAKING FRONT FORK IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE MECHANIC DIDN'T FIND WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I THINK THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT YAMAHA AND YAMAHA DEALERSHIPS DON'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IF THE MOTORCYCLE WOBBLE IS NOT FIXED THEN WHEN I SELL IT I DO BELIEVE SOMEONE WILL QUITE POSSIBLY DIE TRYING TO RIDE IT. *TR
IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET OF "VMAX WOBBLE" YOU WILL GET A LOT OF EXAMPLES OF WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I HAD A ONE VEHICLE WRECK AND BROKE A RIB RECENTLY IN THE LARGE 2 ACRE PARKING LOT OF THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASE A NEW 2007 YAMAHA VMAX MOTORCYCLE THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE A DEFECT ON THE FRONT FORK AND THE FRAME. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP HAD BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE DEFECT. THE DEFECT ON MY MOTORCYCLE IS MAINLY IN THE FRONT FORK. AS I HAD TOLD THE MECHANIC THE FRONT FORK WOBBLES WHEN GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE OR BEND IN A HIGHWAY GOING BETWEEN 30 AND 55. I DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO FIX IT AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF I SELL IT THE WAY IT IS. I'VE ALREADY BOUGHT A DIFFERENT MOTORCYCLE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO RIDE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. IT IS STILL IN THE DEALERS SHOP. I AM A 53 YEAR OLD COLLEGE EDUCATED, MILITARY VET. I COULDN?T DEMONSTRATE TO THE MECHANIC HOW THE FRONT END SHAKES AND WOBBLES IN A SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD WHEN GRIPPING THE HANDLEBARS TIGHTLY SO I HAD TO GRIP THE HANDLEBARS LIGHTLY AND LET THE FRONT END SHAKE GOING STRAIGHT AT AROUND 30 TO 50 MPH IN THE PARKING LOT SO THAT THE MECHANIC COULD SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN MY BROKEN RIB HEALS I?M GOING TO GO TO THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER?S SHOP AND GET THE BIKE AND VIDEOTAPE THE SHAKING FRONT FORK IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE MECHANIC DIDN'T FIND WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I THINK THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT YAMAHA AND YAMAHA DEALERSHIPS DON'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IF THE MOTORCYCLE WOBBLE IS NOT FIXED THEN WHEN I SELL IT I DO BELIEVE SOMEONE WILL QUITE POSSIBLY DIE TRYING TO RIDE IT. *TR
IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET OF "VMAX WOBBLE" YOU WILL GET A LOT OF EXAMPLES OF WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I HAD A ONE VEHICLE WRECK AND BROKE A RIB RECENTLY IN THE LARGE 2 ACRE PARKING LOT OF THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASE A NEW 2007 YAMAHA VMAX MOTORCYCLE THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE A DEFECT ON THE FRONT FORK AND THE FRAME. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP HAD BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE DEFECT. THE DEFECT ON MY MOTORCYCLE IS MAINLY IN THE FRONT FORK. AS I HAD TOLD THE MECHANIC THE FRONT FORK WOBBLES WHEN GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE OR BEND IN A HIGHWAY GOING BETWEEN 30 AND 55. I DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO FIX IT AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF I SELL IT THE WAY IT IS. I'VE ALREADY BOUGHT A DIFFERENT MOTORCYCLE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO RIDE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. IT IS STILL IN THE DEALERS SHOP. I AM A 53 YEAR OLD COLLEGE EDUCATED, MILITARY VET. I COULDN?T DEMONSTRATE TO THE MECHANIC HOW THE FRONT END SHAKES AND WOBBLES IN A SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD WHEN GRIPPING THE HANDLEBARS TIGHTLY SO I HAD TO GRIP THE HANDLEBARS LIGHTLY AND LET THE FRONT END SHAKE GOING STRAIGHT AT AROUND 30 TO 50 MPH IN THE PARKING LOT SO THAT THE MECHANIC COULD SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN MY BROKEN RIB HEALS I?M GOING TO GO TO THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER?S SHOP AND GET THE BIKE AND VIDEOTAPE THE SHAKING FRONT FORK IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE MECHANIC DIDN'T FIND WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I THINK THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT YAMAHA AND YAMAHA DEALERSHIPS DON'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IF THE MOTORCYCLE WOBBLE IS NOT FIXED THEN WHEN I SELL IT I DO BELIEVE SOMEONE WILL QUITE POSSIBLY DIE TRYING TO RIDE IT. *TR
Safety Rating for the 2007 YAMAHA VMX12
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2007 YAMAHA VMX12 in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2007 YAMAHA VMX12
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA has issued 1 technical service bulletin (TSBs) for the 2007 YAMAHA VMX12. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
2007015 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE - 2007 XVZ13TF (ROYAL STAR VENTURE), XVZ13CT (ROYAL STAR TOUR DELUXE), VMX12 (V-MAX) -- INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENED CYLINDER HEAD BOLTS. *NJ
NHTSA Investigations for the 2007 YAMAHA VMX12
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
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