Consumer received recall 03v309000 concerning transmission failure. Consumer had the recall notice since january, and dealer had not received the parts as of yet.
Yamaha Road Star transmission failure problems
116 of the 317 owner complaints about the Yamaha Road Star describe complete transmission failure, most of them for the 2003 model year.
- owner complaints
- 116
- worst model year
- 2003
- typical mileage
- 4,700
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
What owners say
The federal safety agency recall 03v309000 regarding transmission failure. After having recall repairs done, a week later, consumer heard a loud noise, and took it back to the dealer for inspection.
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
Consumer received the federal safety agency recall 03v 309 000 concerning transmission failure in january, 2004. Later, consumer contacted the dealer, who stated parts needed to repair the motorcycle were not available, and will not be available until mid april, at the earliest.*ak the motorcycle was finally repaired three months after the recall was initiated. The motorcycle was picked up april 3, 2004.
Consumer received the federal safety agency 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
Consumer received the federal safety agency recall 03v309000 concerning transmission failure in january 2004. Consumer contacted the dealer, and was told that parts needed to repair the motorcycle were not yet available. Parts were coming in ,but at a very slow pace.
Consumer received the federal safety agency 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.
Consumer received the federal safety agency recall 03v309000 concerning transmission failure. Consumer contacted the dealer, and was told that it could be several months before the parts needed to repair the motorcycle would be available. *ak
The federal safety agency recall 03v309000 concerning transmission failure. The consumer received a recall notice on february 12, 2004. The consumer contacted the dealer,and was told that parts would not be available. Also, no date was projected as to when the parts would be available. *ak *sc
The consumer received the federal safety agency recall 03v309000 concerning the transmission failure in january 28,2004. The consumer contacted the dealer to make an appointment for the recall repairs. The dealer did not have the parts, and informed the consumer that the parts would arrive in about four to six weeks. The consumer recently contacted the same dealer, who still did not have the parts, and had not received any information from yamaha as to when the parts would be shipped. The consumer then contacted yamaha, who informed the consumer that nothing could be done at that time because the parts were not available. *ak *sc
Related recalls
Power train: manual transmission
- What is wrong
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Recall number 06V397000 · Recall details
Power train: manual transmission
- What is wrong
- 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
- 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.
Recall number 03V309000 · Recall details
Questions about the Yamaha Road Star transmission failure
Which Yamaha Road Star years have complete transmission failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2003 (49 complaints), 2002 (48 complaints) and 2001 (17 complaints).
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