2001 Yamaha Road Star: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2001 Yamaha Road Star. The newest campaign is 06V397000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Oct 2006. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Manual Transmission. NHTSA has 57 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 06V397000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace certain transmission components with new ones free of charge. The recall began on october 30, 2006. Owners may contact yamaha at 1-800-88-yamaha or visit their website at www.yamaha-motor.com.

NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 49,139 units in total.

06V397000Received 17 Oct 2006. 20,000 units.
Power Train / Manual Transmission
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motorcycles, certain transmission components may not meet yamaha quality-control standards, which could allow abnormal wear that eventually results in a broken retaining circlip.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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 with injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace certain transmission components with new ones free of charge. The recall began on october 30, 2006. Owners may contact yamaha at 1-800-88-yamaha or visit their website at www.yamaha-motor.com.
Report filed by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA. Manufacturer campaign number M2006-017R. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Oct 2006.
03V309000Received 26 Aug 2003. 29,139 units.
Power Train / Manual Transmission
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA. Manufacturer campaign number M2004-001. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 Sep 2003.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

57 complaints, 60 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2001 Yamaha Road Star
All 2001 vehicles

2001 Yamaha Road Star: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2001 Road Star	All 2001 vehicles	Road Star, all years	Mentions
Power Train	816.7	97.8	792.9	49
Engine and Engine Cooling	83.3	139.2	84.1	5
Fuel System, Gasoline	66.7	36.7	22.7	4
Suspension	16.7	77.7	25.9	1
Wheels	16.7	12.2	9.7	1

Complaints that report a crash: 3
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 14
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 15 Apr 2009

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2001 Yamaha Road Star, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2003, with 30 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2001 Yamaha Road Star
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE03038	Preliminary evaluation	UNINTENDED REAR WHEEL LOCKUP	Power Train / Manual Transmission	11 Aug 2003	6 Nov 2003	03V309000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

19991
20001
20012
20021
20031
20040
20060

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
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NHTSA page of the 2001 Yamaha Road StarThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2001 Yamaha Road Star: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/yamaha/road-star/2001/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Yamaha Road Star?: 49,139 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Yamaha Road Star have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Yamaha Road Star, model years 1999 to 2006. 2 of them name the 2001 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Yamaha Road Star name most often?: Power Train: 49 of 60 component mentions, or 816.7 per 1,000. For all 2001 vehicles the figure is 97.8 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Yamaha Road Star open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.