Yamaha V Star 1100

Owners filed 11 complaints across 2 model years of the Yamaha V Star 1100. The 2004 drew the most (6); the 2001 the fewest (5).

Model years2

Complaints11

Recalls0

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Yamaha V Star 1100 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2004	6		0	—	—	Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner	Routine
2001	5		0	—	—	Power Train › Driveline	Routine

Which Yamaha V Star 1100 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2004 is the weakest year on record, with 6 complaints concentrated in the seats › front assembly › recliner.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.