U.S. Department 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 
of Tran. porlation Washington, DC 20590 

National Highway 
Traffic Safety 

SEP 192008

Administration 

CERTIFIED MAIL 
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED 

Mr. Russell D. Jura NVS-215kjs 
Senior Vice President and mV-309 & 

General Coun el 06V-397 
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA 
6555 Katella Avenue 
Cypress, CA 90630-5101 

Dear Mr. Jura: 

Yamaha Motor C J-poration, USA (Yamaha) is requested, pursuant to 49 U.S.c. 30165, 
30166, and 30119, to renotify owners involved in safety recall 03V-309 and 06V-397 
who have not had their vehicles corrected or otherwise accounted for. These recalls 
involve certain 1999 to 2003 Yamaha XV 1600cc and 1700cc motorcycles; the 
transmission can 10 k up due to a broken retaining circlip. Owner notification began on 
September 2,2003 for re all 03V-309 and on October 10, 2006 for recall 06V-397. 
Through the second Quarter of 2008, Yamaha reports that of the 26,829 vehicles 
involved in the mv-309 campaign, 4,063 have not been remedied, and that of the 19,797 
vehicles involved in the 06V-397 campaign, 11,203 have not been remedied. 

Yamaha, bould conduct the owner renotification in accordance with the guidelines listed 
below. 

• Before conducting the owner renotification, Yamaha should obtain an updated 
own r Ii t, for this recall campaign, based on current state motor vehicle 
registration rec rds. 
• Yamaha's proposed owner renotification letter for this recall must meet the 
requirements of 49 CFR Part 577.10, "FOllOW-Up Notification," and must be 
submitted to NHTSA for review before owner renotification begins. Part 
577.10(e)(1) specifically requires that the renotification letter be identified as a 
\\ ... follow-up to an earlier communication," and that it urge owners to present 
their vehicle for remedy 



• In addition to the six quarterly status reports required under 49 CFR Part 573.6, 
"Quarterly Reports," Yamaha is requested to file three additional quarterly status 
reports. 
• Furnish a proposed schedule for conducting the owner renotification that includes 
the following information: 
a. the date on which the search of current state motor vehicle registration records 
will be initiated in order to update the original owner list; 
b. the approximate date on which the revised owner list will be available to initiate 
owner renotification; 
c. the approximate dale on which the owner renotification will begin; and 
d. the approximate date on which the owner renotification will be completed (if 
the owner renotification is to be staggered, give the beginning and ending 
owner renotification date for each segment). 






Yamaha s renotification schedule and a draft of the proposed owner renotification letter 
fiU t be submitt d to this office by October 14, 2008. 

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Ric Willard at (202) 
366-6544, richard.willard@doLgov or Kelly Schuler at (202) 366-5227, 
K lly.scbuler@doLgov or by fax at (202) 366-7882.