2002 Yamaha Road Star
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 2002 Yamaha Road Star. Newest first.
Yamaha IS recalling certain accessory yamaha double "t" fat handlebars , part numbers str-5px75-12-00 and str-4wm75-12-00, manufactured from august 1, 2008 through july 31, 2009, to be used on model year 2002-2009 xv1700pc warrior, 1999-2003 vx1600 and 2004-2010 xv1700 road star motorcycles. these handlebars may have tubing thinner than designed where the…
Risk and remedy
Risk
The affected handlebars could be weak enough in the area to break. should this breakage occur while the motorcycle IS being operated, the operator could lose control of the motorcycle which could result in a crash.
Remedy
Yamaha will notify owners of record and dealers will replace the affected handlebars free of charge. the safety recall began on august 31, 2010. owners may contact yamaha toll-free at 1-800-962-7926.
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.
Risk and remedy
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, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy
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.
Owner complaints
87 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Power train › Automatic transmission
TL* the contact owns a 2002 yamaha road star. While driving 60 mph the rear wheel locked. Upon further inspection he noticed that pins that connect the fourth and the fifth gear had fractured. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was provided. The failure and current mileages were 67,000.
- Electrical system › Instrument cluster/panel · Power train
Freeway driving at 50 mph, I heard a pop and my speedometer quit. heard grinding in the drive train. I pulled over to a stop. upon rolling my bike onto a trailer the rear end locked up. the middle gear shaft snapped off at rear end with the retaining nut floating loose with the front u-joint in…
Freeway driving at 50 mph, I heard a pop and my speedometer quit. heard grinding in the drive train. I pulled over to a stop. upon rolling my bike onto a trailer the rear end locked up. the middle gear shaft snapped off at rear end with the retaining nut floating loose with the front u-joint in the housing. at least 20 reports of the same defect can be found http://forums.delphiforums.com/yamaha1100/messages?msg=42934.1 yamaha needs to address this problem before some gets killed. *Tr
- Fuel system, other › Storage › Tank assembly › Filling/charging
Dt: fuel tank vent rollover valve IS plunging up, causing vacuum to collapse fuel tank. It IS also sucking water inside. Rear wheel alignment, marks are incorrect. This has been a problem for three years. Making it difficult to remove fuel cap. Also, sucking water inside up the tube in raining weather. The model IS roadstar.*ak
- Power train › Manual transmission
After receiving a recall letter the dealer was called and the consumer made an appointment. the dealer stated they would call the consumer back, however the consumer never received a call back. they called the dealer and they stated maybe another thirty days. transmission recall 03v309000. *Jb
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Consumer received a recall notice concerning the replacement of transmission. no parts were available. service manager monica. *Ak
- Power train › Manual transmission
2002 yamaha road star 1/09/2004 safety recall notice.*mr the consumer has been waiting since january to have the recall work performed on his motorcycle. the dealer explained that teh manufacturer has not provided the with the part to do the recall. *nm
- Power train › Manual transmission
Consumer received a recall notice(vp02e00) for replacement of the transmission!!!!!!!!no parts available per service manager victor. *nm
- Power train › Manual transmission
Consumer received recall 03v309000 concerning transmission failure. consumer had the recall notice since january, 2004 and the work had not been done . dealer informed the consumer that it may take another six months before the motorcycle would be fixed.*ak *nm
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Consumer received a recall notice for replacement of the transmission. no parts were available. service manager victor . *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic
Front/rear brakes wore out prematurely. consumer would have to replace every 4,000 mile. Dealership repaired the problem once, but the consumer IS still having the same problems. *Ak .. ..*ak
- Power train › Manual transmission
Difficulty getting recall work performed on 2002 yamaha roadstar. *ph recall #03v309000 *jb
- Power train › Manual transmission
2002 yamaha roadstar trany recall. Recall letter was recieved in early january of 2004. This IS the only response recieved from yamaha. Dealers have not been forthcoming with progress on the replacement parts and yamaha corp, you can't get through on the phones to customer service. According to the…
2002 yamaha roadstar trany recall. Recall letter was recieved in early january of 2004. This IS the only response recieved from yamaha. Dealers have not been forthcoming with progress on the replacement parts and yamaha corp, you can't get through on the phones to customer service. According to the documents available on this site, yamaha stated the parts would be in the hands of the authorized dealer by april 30, and still I wait! Today IS may 4TH. Very dissatisfied with yamahas handling of this issue.*ak
- Power train › Manual transmission
Consumer received nhtsa recall 03v309000 regarding transmission failure in january 2004. Consumer contacted the dealer, who informed consumer that the parts needed were very slow coming in, and it could be several months before parts become available to repair the motorcycle. *ak
- Unknown or other
Request reimbursement on motorcycle loan payment for which he couldn't ride due to the recall not being performed. *ph the problem had taken 4 months to issue the recall. *sc
- Power train › Manual transmission
To date, yamaha dealerships had not received the recalled parts. *ph certain transmission components may not meet yamaha quality control standards which could allow abnormal wear that eventually resulted in a broken retaining . the consumer suggested that yamaha should give him a rebuilt or…
To date, yamaha dealerships had not received the recalled parts. *ph certain transmission components may not meet yamaha quality control standards which could allow abnormal wear that eventually resulted in a broken retaining . the consumer suggested that yamaha should give him a rebuilt or new engine because if they take the engine apart, it would ruin all of the seals. (model XV16) *sc recall 03v309000. *Jb
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Consumer received recall notice for replacement of transmission. no parts were available. service manager victor. *ak
- Power train › Manual transmission
Consumer received nhtsa recall 03v309000 concerning transmission failure in january 2004. Consumer contacted the dealer, who informed the consumer that the parts needed to repair the motorcycle were not available and that it could be several weeks before the parts would be available. *ak as of may 2004 yamaha just scheduled the repair. *sc *jb
- Power train › Manual transmission
The parts to perform transmission recall 03v309000 repairs were not been available to the dealership for 3 months.*ak
- Power train › Manual transmission
Consumer received nhtsa recal 03v309000 concerning transmission failure in january 2004. Consumer contacted the dealer, who informed him that parts needed to repair the motorcycle were not yet available, and won't be available until late april. *ak
- Power train › Manual transmission
The parts to perform the rear wheel lock up recall 03v309000 has not been available for 2 months. The motorcycle was undriverable. *jb *sc *jb
- Power train › Manual transmission
My yamaha roadstar was recalled jan 9 2004 and it IS apr 2 now and still not fixed I am still making payments and ins. And reg. With no satisfaction. *Jb
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Consumer received a recall notice concerning transmission failure. no parts were available. service manager victor. *ak
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Parts for recall #03v309000 repairs were unavailable at this time, and dealer did not know when parts will be in. The recall letter stated not to ride the motorcycle until it was repaired. *ak
- Power train › Manual transmission
Without use of the motorcycle due to the length of time it would take the dealerships to get the repair kits to perform the transmission componet recall. *ph *jb
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Consumer received a recall notice for replacement of transmission. No parts were available. Yamaha, us 6555, katella avenue, cypress, ca 90630. 714-761-7300. Service manager victor. *ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Unintended rear wheel lockup
Summary: on august 22, 2003 yamaha notified the agency that it was recalling certain model year2001 xv1600 ?road star? Model motorcycles to address transmission failure in those vehicles.according to the company, the transmission would fail due to excessive bushing wear on the 4TH pinion gear.based on its analysis of…
Summary: on august 22, 2003 yamaha notified the agency that it was recalling certain model year2001 xv1600 ?road star? Model motorcycles to address transmission failure in those vehicles.according to the company, the transmission would fail due to excessive bushing wear on the 4TH pinion gear.based on its analysis of failed transmissions from the field, the company found ?uneven contact between the engagement dogs on the 2nd/3rd pinion gear.when in 4TH gear, these uneven surfaces caused uneven bushing wear in the 4TH gear bushing.this wear would eventually cause the 4TH gear retaining circlip to fail, leading to transmission failure.?this could result in both transmission and rear wheel lockup and yamaha concluded a safety recall should be conducted to address the problem.yamaha IS limiting the recall?s scope to those motorcycles built between november 30, 2000 and january 24, 2001 based upon the following:1. Yamaha u.s. Reported field failures (involving bikes built in december, 2000) to yamaha japan.2.yamaha japan investigated and validated the cause described above.3.yamaha japan identified the problem was related to the engagement dog on the 2nd/3rd pinion gear.4. Yamaha japan records indicated that the jig used to produce the 2nd/3rd pinion gear was re-calibrated on january 13, 2001.5.parts produced before november 30,2000 and after january 13, 2001 were sampled and found to be within specification (the recall was extended beyond january 13 build as a precaution).with yamaha?s recall, we are closing this investigation but will continue to monitor the field performance of all road star model motorcycles to assess the performance of those bikes not covered by the recall.should the facts warrant additional investigation, we will proceed accordingly.
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