Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA: Power Train › Manual Transmission
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 17, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 20,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, CERTAIN TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS MAY NOT MEET YAMAHA QUALITY-CONTROL STANDARDS, WHICH COULD ALLOW ABNORMAL WEAR THAT EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN A BROKEN RETAINING CIRCLIP.
The risk
IF THE CIRCLIP BREAKS, THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK UP, WHICH WOULD ALSO CAUSE THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH WITH INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE CERTAIN TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS WITH NEW ONES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 30, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-88-YAMAHA OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.YAMAHA-MOTOR.COM.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Yamaha Midnight Star | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Yamaha Road Star | 57 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 Yamaha Road Star MM Limited | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Yamaha Road Star Silverado | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Yamaha Midnight Star | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Yamaha Road Star | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 Yamaha Road Star MM Limited | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Yamaha Road Star Silverado | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 Yamaha Midnight Star | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Yamaha Road Star | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 Yamaha Road Star MM Limited | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Yamaha Road Star Silverado | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 06V397000.
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