Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the brakes. It has been recalled 1 time.
Do not drive
NHTSA attached an advisory to a recall on this vehicle. Advisories apply to specific production runs — check your VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving it.
Most common 2018 Yamaha Redundant Star Venture problems
3 of the 5 complaints (60%) are about the brakes.
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Service Brakes · brakes
3
0
0
0
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
1
0
0
0
Exterior Lighting · headlights
1
0
0
0
1 safety recall
Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch20V814000Do not drive
Filed Dec 28, 202018,203 vehiclesYamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Defect. Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2018-2020 MTT9GT (Tracer GT), 2019 MXTGTKL (NIKEN GT), 2017-2020 MT10, 2018-2020 XTZ12 (Super Ténéré), 2013-2020 FJR13, 2018 XV19B (Star Eluder), and 2018-2021 XV19 (Star Venture) motorcycles. The front brake switch can fail due to increased resistance from silicon oxide.
Risk. Failure of the front brake switch can cause the brake light to stay on constantly and/or the cruise control system to shutoff unexpectedly. Both situations increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy. Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake switch, free of charge. The recall began January 20, 2021. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990140. Note: Owners are advised not to operate their motorcycle until the repairs have been performed.
All 1 campaign on file, newest first.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Service Brakes
Filed May 30, 2025OH
Sudden loss of rear brakes, no pedal at all. No light on . no ABS warning light or loss of brake pressure light , this is scary and dangerous. After replacing the rear master cylinder for loss of pressure, the repair has not fixed the issue, and remains to do the same thing. The bike has been in the shop to have the ABS and Unified brake system serviced and bled, the issue still remains. after bleeding the brakes 20 times there is air getting into the system every time. Note there is no loss of fluid or leaks, but air keeps getting into the system and causing loss of brakes. This is so terrifying to lose the rear brakes on this big bike. I called the dealership again today as I only put 50 miles on the bike since paying them to fix it, I was reassured they fixed it, in the beginning the owner Tom told me there was a connector issue or a sensor, when I picked it up , he said all was well and they just bled it again.
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
Filed Apr 19, 20247,000 milesOH
The contact owns a 2018 Yamaha Star Venture Motorcycle. The contact stated that while riding at an undisclosed speed, he became aware that the sideview mirrors failed to adequately provide sideview visibility. The motorcycle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the mirror stims were too short, resulting in the rider obstructing the sideview coverage area. The motorcycle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,000.
Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 23, 20207,321 milesMN
CODE 90 CAME UP THE DASH WHICH IS THE FRONT BRAKE SWITCH MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO STAY ON ALL THE TIME AND DISABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL.
Service Brakes
Filed Jul 23, 20207,321 milesMN
CODE 90 COMES UP ON THE DASH WHICH IS THE FRONT BRAKE SWITCH MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO STAY ON ALL THE TIME.
Service Brakes
Filed Apr 15, 202013,600 milesWI
FRONT BRAKE SWITCH ASSY FAILURE. CAN CAUSE BRAKE LIGHT TO STAY ON OR NOT COME ON. FAILURE FOR ABS TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS IS COMMON ON ALL VENTURES AND ELUDERS MADE BY YAMAHA.
NHTSA has issued a do-not-drive warning for a recall on this vehicle.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Dec 28, 2020. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.