3 recalls across 3 model years
The Yamaha Virago 250 has 3 recalls spanning the 1988-2019 production run, with the most serious being a 2019 engine defect where an improperly machined side cover starves the engine of lubrication, causing it to stall or seize and potentially throwing the rider off balance or into traffic.
The 2005 model year has a brake recall where the friction material on the rear brake shoes can separate from the shoe itself, sharply reducing or eliminating rear braking ability and raising the risk of a crash. Going back to the earliest production, 1988 models have a seat mounting issue where hardware holding the seat to the rear fender can work loose under a passenger's shifting weight, eventually allowing the seat to detach entirely and causing the passenger to fall from the motorcycle.
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