Some Grande owners were asked by authorities to have their vehicles appraised when registering their license plates. Yamaha said the incident was due to worker negligence.
Do Thao (Hanoi) said that her Yamaha Grande model purchased in early 2025 was detained by the authorities for appraisal when she completed the registration and license plate procedures. The appraisal lasted about 2 days, and her vehicle was registered after the appraisal was completed.
"The car showroom did not notify me in advance, causing me to waste a lot of time near Tet just to register the car, because I still had to go back to my hometown to take care of work," Thao shared.
In early 2025, some customers who bought Yamaha Grande like Thao could not register and get a license plate. Users said that the police requested to take the vehicle for appraisal because they discovered some abnormalities, and only after the appraisal was completed could the owner continue to register the vehicle.
A representative of Yamaha Vietnam confirmed that there was an incident that caused some Grande vehicles to have difficulty registering. The cause was that someWorkers at the Yamaha factory have spontaneous actions., skip the step of destroying the defective motor housing and arbitrarily repair the defective motor housing.
Specifically, on some Grande models with the code BJJ, workers grinded and erased the wrongly stamped numbers on the engine cover, then re-stamped the numbers to assemble the finished motorbike. This action caused customers to not have their registration applications accepted because the authorities discovered unusual traces of erasure and erasure on the engine number of the motorbike.
The Japanese motorcycle company did not disclose the specific number of vehicles affected by this error. Yamaha said it has adjusted its personnel and production processes, and is working closely with relevant authorities to implement corrective measures. The Japanese company also added that it is working with dealers to implement support plans for customers who have purchased the vehicles, in order to ensure customer rights.
Grande has been sold in Vietnam since 2014, the current version launched in September 2022. The vehicle has a soft design, aimed at women, equipped with a 125cc engine, with electric power assistance for up to 3 seconds from the time the vehicle starts moving (Blue Core Hybrid technology) to increase engine traction and save fuel. The price of the vehicle is from 46-51 million VND, competing with rival Honda Lead in the Vietnamese market.
University (according to VnExpress)