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2008 Yamaha Midknight Warrior Tires Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
25%of 8 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the tires of the 2008 Yamaha Midknight Warrior, 25% of the 8 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The tread pattern on my metzler rear tire(size 210-40-18) on my new Yamaha raider motorcycle is backwards. This is extremely important with motorcycle tires for water dispersion and the way the tire carcass is made to go only one direction. All Yamaha raider motorcycles are being delivered to dealers with this problem. This is the first year of production for this bike and sooner or later a tire will come apart and kill some one.”

NHTSA complaint #10236266, filed 2008-07

“I own a 2008 Yamaha raider motorcycle and the back tire a metzler 210/40/18 is a directional type of tire however the tread is such that in a water condition the tire does not push the water away as it should it actually pulls it towards the middle upon checking out the tire found it to be backwards the directional arrow points to the front but tread is backwards . I noticed this in a very small amount of water hydroplaining seems to be a real issue I contacted metezler and they just shrug it off and say its no problem. Motorcycle forums I've visited have a lot of articles on this. …”

NHTSA complaint #10297746, filed 2010-01

Tires: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2008225%

Other parts of the 2008 Yamaha Midknight Warrior

Electrical system
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Yamaha Midknight Warrior

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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