NHTSA campaign 06V397000
YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA recall 06V397000
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.
Reported 10/17/2006
What can happen
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.
Repair
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.
Components
- Power train: Manual transmission
Affected years and models
A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.
2001 Yamaha MIDNIGHT STARView records2001 Yamaha ROAD STARView records2001 Yamaha ROAD STAR MM LIMITEDView records2001 Yamaha ROAD STAR SILVERADOView records2000 Yamaha MIDNIGHT STARView records2000 Yamaha ROAD STARView records2000 Yamaha ROAD STAR MM LIMITEDView records2000 Yamaha ROAD STAR SILVERADOView records1999 Yamaha MIDNIGHT STARView records1999 Yamaha ROAD STARView records1999 Yamaha ROAD STAR MM LIMITEDView records1999 Yamaha ROAD STAR SILVERADOView records