The 2002 Yamaha Xv16 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 29,139 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN03V3090002003-08-2629,139 affected
Defect
IN THE TRANSMISSION ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE SECOND/THIRD PINION GEAR MAY BE INCORRECTLY MACHINED WHICH COULD CAUSE ABNORMAL WEAR THAT EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN A BROKEN RETAINER CIRCLIP.
Consequence
IF THE CIRCLIP BREAKS, THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK UP, WHICH WOULD ALSO CAUSE THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Remedy
YAMAHA WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION GEARS AND SHAFTS WITH NEW ONES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2003. 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 1-800-88-YAMAHA OR VISIT…
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
6
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Consumer's client unable to ride motorcycle due to lack of availability of recall parts. *ph the consumer has been unable to ride the motorcycle because it is at the dealer awaiting the recall manual transmission parts. The consume request a refund of the purchase price, dealer prep charges,…”
“The consumer contacted the dealer concerning a recall for a motorcycle. The dealer informed the consumer that parts for the cycle are not available. The dealer also informed the consumer that the cycles that were bough at his dealership will get their cycles repaired first. The dealer set an…”
“Consumer received nhtsa recall# 03v309000 concerning transmission failure in january 2004. Consumer contacted the local dealer, who did not have the parts. Dealer was contacted on 3/9/2004, and still did not have the parts. *ak”
“Dealership is unable to perform transmission recall 03v309000 repairs because the parts were not been available for over 2 months. Could not drive the motorcycle. *ak”
“Yamaha recall for the xv16 0n 08/22/03 that is on your web site. I received a notice from yamahe on the 01/09/04. Yamaha still does not have the parts to conduct the defect repair. This bike was sold to me by riva south dealer in november 2003. If the bike was on recall the dealer sold me a…”
“The bike had a broken retaining circlip which can cause the rear wheel to lock up. This can cause a crash. This vehicle is on re-call but the parts are not available. The dealership is not scheduling repairs until parts are available and will not notify consumers. *jb *sc”
“Yamaha dealership didn't have the parts to perform recall. *ph recall (03v309000) *jb”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2002 Yamaha Xv16 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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