Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › driveline. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Driveline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 YAMAHA V-STAR 1100 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE ONE WAY STARTER CLUTCH FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
VERY LOUD WHINING ON DECELERATION VIBRATION AT TAKEOFF GRINDING NOISE FREEWHEELING DRIVE TRAIN. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 (NA) YAMAHA V-STAR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL, WHICH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND INCREASED THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED SEVERAL FUSES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. CURRENTLY, ALL OF THE REPAIRS HAVE UNSUCCESSFULLY REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100.
I HAD A FAILURE OF THE NUT HOLDING ON THE MIDDLE DRIVE OF A YAMAHA V-STAR 1100 , IT STARTED WITH A GRINDING NOISE , THE RESULT WAS A $2500.00 REPAIR BILL TO A BIKE THAT ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT , HAD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING INVOLVED WITH THE MIDDLE DRIVE, I HAVE ASKED FOR THE OLD PARTS TO BE RETURNED . *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE 2001 YAMAHA VSTAR MOTORCYCLE HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM FOR SIX MONTHS BUT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO TRY TO FIX THE ISSUE.*AK
5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 — this page | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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.