Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / MIDNIGHT STAR / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004256610 Incident Date: Jan, 28 2004
Consumer's City: VICTORVILLE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: MIDNIGHT STAR Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 28 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 19 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This complaint involves the recall of the road star motorcycle for a defect in the transmission. according to the office of defects investigation, the recall date was aug 22, 2003. the letter received advising of the recall was dated jan 9, 2004, with the instruction that the mc was dangerous to drive and should not be driven. when called, no parts are available and repair could be up to 3 months, depriving riders from source of transportation. did they leave us in danger from august to mid january? also, why did they not obtain sufficient parts to repair during that time?*ak