Yamaha XSR900Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Yamaha XSR900.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints3Top: Electrical system Safety recalls22015–2024 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Yamaha XSR900 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the XSR900 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Yamaha XSR900 problems

All model years combined: 3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

2Electrical system

2Fuel/propulsion system

1Engine

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	2	0
Fuel/propulsion system	2	0
Engine	1	0

2 recalls

Yamaha XSR900 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Engine control module (ecu/ecm): software25V-248 · 2022–2024 · Apr 16, 2025 · 216 vehicles Steering: steering wheel/handle bar17V-221 · 2015–2017 · Mar 31, 2017 · 22,433 vehicles