Yamaha Midnight Star, Road Star, Road Star MM Limited, Road Star Silverado (1999-2001): Power train
Recall 06V397000 · Oct 17, 2006 · Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
20,000
vehicles affected
20,000
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 06V397000
- Date
- Oct 17, 2006
- Maker
- Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
- Units affected
- 20,000
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Power train > Manual transmission
- Model years
- 1999-2001
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
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.
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.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 12 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Yamaha | Midnight Star | 1999-2001 |
| Yamaha | Road Star | 1999-2001 |
| Yamaha | Road Star MM Limited | 1999-2001 |
| Yamaha | Road Star Silverado | 1999-2001 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 06V397000?
4 models: Yamaha Midnight Star (1999-2001), Yamaha Road Star (1999-2001), Yamaha Road Star MM Limited (1999-2001) and 1 more, about 20,000 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 06V397000?
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.
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.