Yamaha Kodiak 450 (Yfm45Fat), Kodiak 450 Camo (Yfm45Fahv), Kodiak 450Se (Yfm45Faset), Kodiak 450 (Yfm45Fav), Kodiak 400 (Yfm4Fat), Kodiak 400 (Yfm4Fav). Published by Transport Canada as 2005298 on 7 October 2005. System: Steering.
What the notice says On certain ATV's, the protective boots covering the steering system's tie-rod ends could be pinched during installation or operation, cutting a hole in the rubber. If this occurs, grease could escape from and contaminants such as sand or mud could get into the assembly through the hole, causing accelerated wear. If …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2005298
- Recall date
- 7 October 2005
- Make
- Yamaha
- Models
- Kodiak 450 (yfm45fat), Kodiak 450 Camo (yfm45fahv), Kodiak 450se (yfm45faset), Kodiak 450 (yfm45fav), Kodiak 400 (yfm4fat), Kodiak 400 (yfm4fav), Kodiak 450 Camo (yfm45faht), Bruin 350 (yfm35fav), Bruin 350 (yfm35fat), Bruin 250 (yfm25bv), Wolverine 450 (yfm45fxv)
- Model years
- 2005 to 2006
- Vehicle class
- A.T.V.
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 11,291
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain ATV's, the protective boots covering the steering system's tie-rod ends could be pinched during installation or operation, cutting a hole in the rubber. If this occurs, grease could escape from and contaminants such as sand or mud could get into the assembly through the hole, causing accelerated wear. If the ATV continues to be operated without repair, there is the potential that the ball and socket could wear to the point that they separate, resulting in loss of steering control. Correction: Dealers will install updated tie rods.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2005298.
Yamaha elsewhere in this register
Yamaha is named on 146 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2005232 · 9 August 2005 · Rhino 660 (yxr66fa) · Fuel System
- 2005178 · 13 June 2005 · V-Star 650 Custom (xvs65), V-Star 1100 Custom (xvs11) · Seats And Restraints
- 2005057 · 4 March 2005 · Virago 250 (xv250), Virago 250 Special (xv250s), V-Star 650 Classic (xvs65a) · Seats And Restraints
- 2006242 · 29 September 2006 · Road Star Warrior (xv17pc), Fjr1300, Yzf-R1 · Engine
- 2004364 · 5 October 2004 · XT225, Virago 250 (xv250), Tt-R90 · Brakes
- 2004365 · 5 October 2004 · Grizzly 125 (yfm125gt) · Brakes
- 2006268 · 17 October 2006 · Road Star Silverado (xv16atn), Road Star (xv16am), Road Star (xv16atm) · Powertrain
- 2006297 · 6 November 2006 · Yzf-R6 · Engine
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2005309 · 12 October 2005 · Custom Chassis · Steering
- 2005310 · 12 October 2005 · Custom Chassis · Steering
- 2005311 · 12 October 2005 · Custom Chassis · Steering
- 2005315 · 18 October 2005 · Kingquad 700 (lt-A700x) · Steering
- 2005339 · 1 November 2005 · Meridian, Journey, Ellipse · Steering
- 2005230 · 9 August 2005 · CL · Steering
Reading this against the source
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Yamaha: 146 in the register, and 404 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2005.
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