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Yamaha Road Star Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 317 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Yamaha Road Star (1999–2009). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

2
safety recalls, all years
317
owner complaints, all years
2001
year with most recalls
2003
year with most complaints

Pick your Yamaha Road Star model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2009 Yamaha Road Star01
2008 Yamaha Road Star01
2007 Yamaha Road Star07
2006 Yamaha Road Star03
2005 Yamaha Road Star02
2004 Yamaha Road Star021
2003 Yamaha Road Star1105
2002 Yamaha Road Star187
2001 Yamaha Road Star257
2000 Yamaha Road Star118
1999 Yamaha Road Star115

What Yamaha Road Star owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 317 complaints with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 105.

All Yamaha Road Star recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Yamaha Road 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.