Model year record
2005 Yamaha XVS1100 recalls & problems
The 2005 Yamaha XVS1100 has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 10 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is power train (8 complaints).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 2005 Yamaha XVS1100.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Power train | 8 | 19,250 mi |
| Engine | 1 | — |
| Electrical systemInstrument cluster/panel | 1 | — |
| Unknown or other | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Power train
Mid shaft broke at the nut that hold the yoke on the mid shaft. This can cause the rear wheel to lock up and cause loss of control. The issue has not been inspected by the manufacturer or police but after Google search I discovered it is a common issue and when removing the speed sensor and locking inside you can clearly see the shaft is broken off at the nut
- Power train
I WAS DRIVING MY NEWLY BOUGHT (USED) MOTORCYCLE, BOUGHT IT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. IT HAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. DROVE IT HOME NO PROBLEM, BY THE END OF THE WEEK I WAS GOING UP A HILL AND HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE AS SOON AS I LET OFF THE THROTTLE. LOOK AT THE BIKE ONCE I GET HOME AND THE MID DRIVE SHAFT THAT TRANSMITS POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE FINAL DRIVE HAD SNAPPED OFF AT THE END. THE BOLT HAD BROKE OFF. WHILE RESEARCHING FORUMS ON THE INTERNET THIS PROBLEM HAS COME UP MANY MANY TIMES WITH THIS YEAR OF MOTORCYCLE. THE HEAT TREAT ON THE PART MENTIONED IS VERY UNEVEN AND DEFINITELY NOT SAFE. I WAS DIRECTED TO THIS PAGE TO FILL OUT THIS FORM AS A COMPLAINT TO HAVE YAMAHA SOLVE…
- Unknown or other
MID SHAFT BROKE. IF THIS WOULD OF JAMMED UP AGAINST THE DRIVE SHAFT IT WOULD HAVE PUT THE MOTORCYCLE IN AN UNCONTROLABLE SKID.
- Power train
I HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT AS MANY OTHERS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MOTORCYCLE. THE HEAD OF THE BOLT THAT HOLDS TOGETHER THE MID GEAR BROKE OFF. NOW THE MOTORCYCLE IS MAKING A LOUD WHINY NOISE ON DECELERATION WHICH IS UNBEARABLE. AFTER REPLACING THE FINAL DRIVE AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTING MY MECHANIC FINALLY TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE APART TO INSPECT THE MID GEAR AND SAW THE PART BROKEN OFF. I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN YAMAHA ALTHOUGH THEY PRIDE THEMSELVES IN CLAIMING TO MAKE QUALITY MOTORCYCLE THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. MY MECHANIC BOLDLY SAID THIS PART SHOULD NOT BREAK THAT EASILY REGARDLESS OF HOW OLD THE BIKE MAY BE. NOW I'M STUCK WITH THE…
- Power train
DRIVING 45MPH ON A FLAT BLACK TOP. SPEEDO STARTED TO BOUNCE HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE GRINDING WHEN APPLYING THE CLUTCH WHILE LETTING OFF OF THE THROTTLE. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE SPEEDO FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY BIKE HOME. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE SPEEDO FAILURE AND THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE I DISCOVERED THAT THE MIDDLE DRIVE GEAR SHAFT SHEARED OFF. THE SHAFT SHEARED OFF ON THE THREADED PORTION AT THE RETAINING NUT LOCATION. IN RESEARCHING THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE MOTORCYCLES THAT I FEEL NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY YAMAHA. *JS
- Power train
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…
- Power train
THE BIKE STARTED SHUTTERING SO BAD, THE MIRRORS SHOOK LOOSE AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE BIKE AND HAD IT TOWED BACK HOME. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THE CENTER DRIVELINE MAY POSSIBLY BE COMING LOOSE. THE BIKE SHAKES WHEN ANY TORQUE IS APPLIED TO THE MOTOR, AND IT'S COMING FROM UNDER THE RIDER SEAT. EXACTLY WHERE THE DRIVELINE IS HOUSED. YAMAHA MUST RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE THE REAR TIRE LOCKS UP WHILE RIDING. *TR
- Power train
YAMAHA USED FORGED STEEL TO MAKE MIDDLE DRIVE GEAR THAT WAS HEAT TREATED AND THE CASTING WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR ITS INTENDED USE. YAMAHA IS AWARE OF THIS AS THEY HAVE CHANGED THE PART OUT WITH A PART THAT IS MUCH STRONGER. THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS ON THIS PARTICULAR PART. HAD I NOT HEARD THE RATTLING OF THE BROKEN NUT THERE IS A MAJOR CHANCE THAT THE LOSE DEFECTED PART COULD HAVE GOTTEN CAUGHT IN THE U-JOINT CAUSING THE BACK TIRE TO LOCK UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING MAJOR INJURY OR DEATH. THE REPLACEMENT PART ALONG WITH LABOR RUNS BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 DOLLARS. *TR
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.