2000 Yamaha Road Star Silverado

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train	1		1	0	1

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Power Train › Manual Transmission06V397000

Filed Oct 17, 200620,000 vehiclesYamaha Motor Corporation, Usa

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.

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.

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power TrainCrash1 injured

Filed Nov 12, 2013FL

I WAS DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY IN THE INSIDE LANE, WHEN (AT ABOUT 55 MPH) I SHIFTED INTO 5TH GEAR AND HEARD A "CLUNK" SOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE REAR WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND THE BIKE WENT INTO A SKID (THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, AS WE HAD JUST LEFT A HEAVILY POPULATED SIGNAL ON THE ROADWAY AND MY RIDING PARTNER (MY WIFE) WAS IN FRONT OF ME). SINCE THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, I TRIED TO CONTROL THE SKID AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND STEER INTO THE GRASSY MEDIAN TO AVOID BEING RUN OVER BY VEHICLES BEHIND ME. HOWEVER, ONCE THE FRONT TIRE MADE CONTACT WITH THE GRASSY MEDIAN, THE REAR TIRE (WHICH WAS STILL LOCKED UP) SLID AROUND, AND I WAS EJECTED FROM THE BIKE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. I SUSTAINED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES TO MY RIGHT SHOULDER, BACK AND SIDE. THE REAR TIRE IS STILL LOCKED UP, AND THE BIKE CANNOT BE PUSHED OR MOVED WITHOUT SOME TYPE OF LIFT TO GET THE REAR WHEEL OFF THE GROUND. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2003	50	1	Routine
2002	17	1	Routine
2001	7	2	Routine
2000 — this page	1	1	Routine
1999	1	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

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: Oct 17, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.