2003 Yamaha Road Star: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2003 Yamaha Road Star. The campaign is 03V309000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Aug 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Manual Transmission. NHTSA has 105 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 this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 03V309000, 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.
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.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 29,139 units in total.
03V309000Received . 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: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
105 complaints, 105 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.
- 2003 Yamaha Road Star
- All 2003 vehicles
| Component | 2003 Road Star | All 2003 vehicles | Road Star, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 952.4 | 136.5 | 792.9 | 100 |
| Suspension | 19 | 62.1 | 25.9 | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 9.5 | 83.2 | 6.5 | 1 |
| Air Bags | 9.5 | 45.8 | 3.2 | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 9.5 | 43.8 | 22.7 | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Dec 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.
Investigations
| 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.
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.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2003 Yamaha Road StarThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2003 Yamaha Road Star: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/yamaha/road-star/2003/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 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 2003 Yamaha Road Star?
- 29,139 units in 1 campaign. 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. 1 of them names the 2003 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Yamaha Road Star name most often?
- Power Train: 100 of 105 component mentions, or 952.4 per 1,000. For all 2003 vehicles the figure is 136.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Yamaha Road Star open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.