2003 YAMAHA VSTAR1100 MOTORCYCLE TRAVELING APPROX 55 MPH WITH TWO RIDERS ON BOARD. LOUD SQUEALING NOISE BEGAN COMING FROM BOTTOM OF MOTORCYCLE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY LOUD CLANKING AND LOCKUP OF REAR WHEEL. VEHICLE SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD ONTO EMERGENCY STRIP ALMOST EJECTING PASSENGER. DRIVER SUFFERED BACK INJURY TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FIRST AND ONLY OCCURRENCE OF THIS, NO PRIOR INDICATIONS, VEHICLE NOT DRIVABLE, TOWED TO OWNER?S RESIDENCE. VEHICLE STILL NOT REPAIRED. LATER EXAMINATION REVEALED THE END OF THE MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT SHEERED OFF AT THE INBOARD EDGE OF THE NUT THAT SECURES THE UNIVERSAL JOINT CONNECTING TO THE FINAL DRIVESHAFT. ESTIMATED DEALER REPAIR $2,000 - $3,000 ENGINE MUST BE REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED TO REPLACE THE BROKEN SHAFT. *TR
2003 Yamaha V Star 1000
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Driveline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 YAMAHA V STAR 1000. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OR GREATER, THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP DUE TO A ROCK EMBEDDED IN THE BRAKE PAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS NOT CALLED AN AUTO TECHNICIAN, THE DEALER, OR THE MANUFACTURER. HE STATED THAT HE HAS ROAD BURNS AND RASHES OVER HIS ENTIRE BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,998.
DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED ON THE 2003 VSTAR 1100 CLASSIC UNTIL THEY WERE FINISHED REPAIRING ALL MOTORCYCLES WHICH WAS PURCHASED FROM THEIR DEARLSHIP.*MR
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.