Power Train
Filed Aug 24, 201414,925 milesWA
FINAL DRIVE IS LEAKING OIL OUT OF THE HOUSING. *TR
2007 Yamaha V-Star
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsEngine
Filed Oct 18, 201316,386 milesCT
I WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF SPEED OF 50MPH WITH MY WIFE AS A PASSENGER WHEN MY MOTORCYCLE JUST SHUT OFF NO WARNING NO NOTHING. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES TO RESTART THE BIKE AFTER GETTING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT WOULD JUST CRANK AND NOT START.AS WE SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR HELP WHICH TOOK ABOUT 1.5 HRS FOR MY DAUGHTER TO ARRIVE WITH MY TRUCK WE FEEL THAT WE SAT IN DANGER AS WELL AS WITH THE BIKE JUST SHUTTING OFF IT COULD OF CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH GOOD THING I WASN'T TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE THROUGH FORUMS IT SEEM LIKE ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE BIKES EACH CASE I READ WAS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPEN TO ME. I HAVE CONTACTED YAMAHA AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE NO ISSUE WITH WHAT HAS HAPPEN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS IT IS A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2006| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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.