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Yamaha Midnight Star Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 29 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Yamaha Midnight Star (1999–2003). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

2
safety recalls, all years
29
owner complaints, all years
2001
year with most recalls
2003
year with most complaints

Pick your Yamaha Midnight Star model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2003 Yamaha Midnight Star117
2002 Yamaha Midnight Star17
2001 Yamaha Midnight Star25
2000 Yamaha Midnight Star10
1999 Yamaha Midnight Star10

What Yamaha Midnight Star owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 17.

All Yamaha Midnight Star recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Yamaha Midnight Star, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Manual transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 06V397000 Reported 20,000 vehicles potentially affected YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA

    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.

    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.

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

  2. Manual transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 03V309000 Reported 29,139 vehicles potentially affected YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA

    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.

    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…

    Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003

Other Yamaha models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.