The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
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's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Yamaha Midnight Star | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Yamaha Road Star | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Yamaha Road Star MM Limited | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Yamaha Road Star Silverado | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaha Midnight Star | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha Midnight Star | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha Midnight Star | 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| Yamaha Road Star | 1999 | 15 | 1 |
| Yamaha Road Star | 2000 | 18 | 1 |
| Yamaha Road Star | 2001 | 57 | 2 |
| Yamaha Road Star MM Limited | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha Road Star MM Limited | 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| Yamaha Road Star MM Limited | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha Road Star Silverado | 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| Yamaha Road Star Silverado | 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| Yamaha Road Star Silverado | 2001 | 7 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 2006
24 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the power train; YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA filed 31 campaigns in all.
| 06V478000 15 Dec 2006 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 06V462000 4 Dec 2006 | NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC |
| 06V457000 30 Nov 2006 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 06V432000 9 Nov 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V414000 31 Oct 2006 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 06V399000 18 Oct 2006 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 06V391000 13 Oct 2006 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 06V390000 12 Oct 2006 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006