2002 Yamaha Road Star

Defect. YAMAHA IS RECALLING CERTAIN ACCESSORY YAMAHA DOUBLE "T" FAT HANDLEBARS , PART NUMBERS STR-5PX75-12-00 AND STR-4WM75-12-00, MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1, 2008 THROUGH JULY 31, 2009, TO BE USED ON MODEL YEAR 2002-2009 XV1700PC WARRIOR, 1999-2003 VX1600 AND 2004-2010 XV1700 ROAD STAR MOTORCYCLES. THESE HANDLEBARS MAY HAVE TUBING THINNER THAN DESIGNED WHERE THE BARS NARROW FOR THE SWITCH HOUSINGS AND GRIPS.

Risk. THE AFFECTED HANDLEBARS COULD BE WEAK ENOUGH IN THE AREA TO BREAK. SHOULD THIS BREAKAGE OCCUR WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS BEING OPERATED, THE OPERATOR COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. YAMAHA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED HANDLEBARS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 31, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-962-7926.

Defect. IN THE TRANSMISSION ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE SECOND/THIRD PINION GEAR MAY BE INCORRECTLY MACHINED WHICH COULD CAUSE ABNORMAL WEAR THAT EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN A BROKEN RETAINER 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, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. YAMAHA WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION GEARS AND SHAFTS WITH NEW ONES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-88-YAMAHA OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.YAMAHA-MOTOR.COM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT PINS THAT CONNECT THE FOURTH AND THE FIFTH GEAR HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

FREEWAY DRIVING AT 50 MPH, I HEARD A POP AND MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT. HEARD GRINDING IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. I PULLED OVER TO A STOP. UPON ROLLING MY BIKE ONTO A TRAILER THE REAR END LOCKED UP. THE MIDDLE GEAR SHAFT SNAPPED OFF AT REAR END WITH THE RETAINING NUT FLOATING LOOSE WITH THE FRONT U-JOINT IN THE HOUSING. AT LEAST 20 REPORTS OF THE SAME DEFECT CAN BE FOUND HTTP://FORUMS.DELPHIFORUMS.COM/YAMAHA1100/MESSAGES?MSG=42934.1 YAMAHA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOME GETS KILLED. *TR

DT: FUEL TANK VENT ROLLOVER VALVE IS PLUNGING UP, CAUSING VACUUM TO COLLAPSE FUEL TANK. IT IS ALSO SUCKING WATER INSIDE. REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT, MARKS ARE INCORRECT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THREE YEARS. MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FUEL CAP. ALSO, SUCKING WATER INSIDE UP THE TUBE IN RAINING WEATHER. THE MODEL IS ROADSTAR.*AK

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD CALL THE CONSUMER BACK, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK. THEY CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED MAYBE ANOTHER THIRTY DAYS. TRANSMISSION RECALL 03V309000. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER MONICA. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL NOTICE SINCE JANUARY, 2004 AND THE WORK HAD NOT BEEN DONE . DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT IT MAY TAKE ANOTHER SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD BE FIXED.*AK *NM

2002 YAMAHA ROAD STAR 1/09/2004 SAFETY RECALL NOTICE.*MR THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE JANUARY TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON HIS MOTORCYCLE. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT TEH MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED THE WITH THE PART TO DO THE RECALL. *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(VP02E00) FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION!!!!!!!!NO PARTS AVAILABLE PER SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR. *NM

FRONT/REAR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE EVERY 4,000 MILE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT THE CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK .. ..*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR . *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT IT COULD BE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK AS OF MAY 2004 YAMAHA JUST SCHEDULED THE REPAIR. *SC *JB

2002 YAMAHA ROADSTAR TRANY RECALL. RECALL LETTER WAS RECIEVED IN EARLY JANUARY OF 2004. THIS IS THE ONLY RESPONSE RECIEVED FROM YAMAHA. DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN FORTHCOMING WITH PROGRESS ON THE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND YAMAHA CORP, YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH ON THE PHONES TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE, YAMAHA STATED THE PARTS WOULD BE IN THE HANDS OF THE AUTHORIZED DEALER BY APRIL 30, AND STILL I WAIT! TODAY IS MAY 4TH. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH YAMAHAS HANDLING OF THIS ISSUE.*AK

DIFFICULTY GETTING RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON 2002 YAMAHA ROADSTAR. *PH RECALL #03V309000 *JB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK AS OF 4/20/04, NEITHER YAMAHA OR THE DEALER COULD TELL THE CONSUMER WHEN THE PARTS WERE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004 STATING NOT TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE UNTIL THE "CIRCLIP" WAS REPLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION.(MODEL/WARRIOR) *SC *JB

THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE REAR WHEEL LOCK UP RECALL 03V309000 HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 2 MONTHS. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS UNDRIVERABLE. *JB *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE VERY SLOW COMING IN, AND IT COULD BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE. *AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. YAMAHA, US 6555, KATELLA AVENUE ,CYPRESS CA 90630. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR. *AK *SC

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR. *AK

REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT ON MOTORCYCLE LOAN PAYMENT FOR WHICH HE COULDN'T RIDE DUE TO THE RECALL NOT BEING PERFORMED. *PH THE PROBLEM HAD TAKEN 4 MONTHS TO ISSUE THE RECALL. *SC

TO DATE, YAMAHA DEALERSHIPS HAD NOT RECEIVED THE RECALLED PARTS. *PH CERTAIN TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS MAY NOT MEET YAMAHA QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS WHICH COULD ALLOW ABNORMAL WEAR THAT EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN A BROKEN RETAINING . THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT YAMAHA SHOULD GIVE HIM A REBUILT OR NEW ENGINE BECAUSE IF THEY TAKE THE ENGINE APART, IT WOULD RUIN ALL OF THE SEALS. (MODEL XV16) *SC RECALL 03V309000. *JB

THE PARTS TO PERFORM TRANSMISSION RECALL 03V309000 REPAIRS WERE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 MONTHS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECAL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED HIM THAT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE, AND WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL LATE APRIL. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. US 6555, KATELLA AVENUE, CYPRESS CA 90630. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR. 714 761 7300. *AK *MR

MY YAMAHA ROADSTAR WAS RECALLED JAN 9 2004 AND IT IS APR 2 NOW AND STILL NOT FIXED I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS AND INS. AND REG. WITH NO SATISFACTION. *JB

CONSUMER PURCHASED A MOTORCYCLE WITH 1190 MILES ON IT. WHILE READING A YAMAHA FORUM CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS SOLD TO HIM WHILE IT WAS ON RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS EXTREMELY UPSET. *AK RECALL WAS ISSUED 12 DAYS BEFORE CONSUMER BOUGHT MOTORCYCLE. *LA

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ON JANUARY 28TH 2004, THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. 2 MONTHS LATER PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *AK *MR

PARTS FOR RECALL #03V309000 REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME, AND DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE IN. THE RECALL LETTER STATED NOT TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. YAMAHA, US 6555, KATELLA AVENUE, CYPRESS, CA 90630. 714-761-7300. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT YAMAHA ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE FRAME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

NHTSA RECALL 03V30900 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 11, 2004, AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND HE HAD NO PROJECTED DATE AS TO WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. ALSO, DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT IF HE DID NOT PURCHASE THE MOTORCYCLE FROM THIS DEALER HE WILL NOT SERVICE HIM ONCE THE PARTS DO COME IN. *AK *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK

WITHOUT USE OF THE MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THE LENGTH OF TIME IT WOULD TAKE THE DEALERSHIPS TO GET THE REPAIR KITS TO PERFORM THE TRANSMISSION COMPONET RECALL. *PH *JB

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM YAMAHA CORPORATION SINCE JANUARY 9,2004 REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURES. IT IS MARCH 19TH AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAKE MY MOTORCYCLE INTO A DEALERSHIP AND ALL DEALERSHIPS I HAVE CONTACTED DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT MY MOTORCYCLE FROM IS GOING TO FIX THEIR MOTORCYCLES BEFORE THEY FIX CUSTOMERS MOTORCYCLES, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY MOTORCYCLE FOR WORK AND IS CAUSING SOME HARDSHIP FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP EXPEDITE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO SERVICE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THAT THERE WAS NO PROJECTED DATE AS TO WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT PARTS WERE SLOW COMING IN, AND THAT IT COULD BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE MOTORCYCLE COULD BE REPAIRED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT PROVIDED INFORMATION WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE SHIPPED.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS STILL WAITING FOR PARTS FOR MOTORCYCLE RECALL REPAIRS SINCE JANUARY 9, 2004. METRO CYCLES, THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 770-941-9050. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT IT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER TWO MONTHS FOR THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. ALSO, DEALER HAD NO INFORMATION ON WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WILL SEND THE PARTS.*AK

REPAIRS FOR RECALL OF 2002 YAMAHA ROADSTAR MOTORCYCLE [XXX]. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 03V309000. MY RECALL LETTER WAS NOT SENT TO ME UNTIL JAN 11, 2004. I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING MY DEALER OR YAMAHA CORP TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET A SCHEDULED REPAIR DATE WITH NO SUCCESS.*AK UPDATED 07/26/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. YAMAHA, US 6555, KATELLA AVENUE, CYPRESS, CA 90630. SERVICE MANAGER VICTOR. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL 03V30900 REPAIRS FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JANUARY 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND IT COULD BE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V309000 ON JANUARY 21, 2004 CONCERNING MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HOWEVER, PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.*AK