Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / ROAD STAR / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003222713 Incident Date: Jun, 30 2003
Consumer's City: NEDERLAND Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: ROAD STAR Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:floor shift
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JYAVP02E01A Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 09 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 09 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Concerned about tansmission failure on yamaha roadstar motorcyles from 1999-2001. i have heard through different forums on the internet of sudden failures of the trany's on this bike, some resulting in death. the failure appears to have happened between 9,000 and 10,000 miles. my bike has over 10,000 miles and i am concerned for my safety as well as the safety of any passenger that might be aboard at the time, if such failure should happen. your attention to this matter is appeciated. *ak