2009 Yamaha Xvs65 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2009 Yamaha Xvs65. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Final drive assembly of yamaha vstar takes on water when riding in rain, oil degrades and results in interior bearing assembly failure. Metal shavings can be found inside final drive unit. Others have complained of possible bearings breaking free and resulting in spline lockup... Rendering a rear…”
“Rear brake failure and total destruction from a single missing bolt. Rear brake assembly lost bottom bolt, on braking this resulted in the entire drum spinning and breaking control arm from drum and wrapping linkage arm around brake drum. Complete loss of rear brakes. *tr”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2009 yamaha xvs65y. After the vehicle has cooled down in the park position, the vehicle jumps forward four feet once it has been restarted. The failure has occurred ten times. The manufacturer stated that they could not assist because the vehicle was designed in that manner.…”
“At 750-1,000 miles major clutch slippage was detected. This prevents acceleration to avoid accident zones or retreat from accident zone. At 3,600 miles front brake failure was detected. Where depression of brake lever took four depressions to return pressure. No accident in either case, however…”
“At 750-1,000 miles major clutch slippage was detected. This prevents acceleration to avoid accident zones or retreat from accident zone. At 3,600 miles front brake failure was detected. Where depression of brake lever took four depressions to return pressure. No accident in either case, however…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2009 Yamaha Xvs65 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.