Consumer Complaint Detail

YAMAHA / ROAD STAR WARRIOR / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004267792 Incident Date: Mar, 03 2004
Consumer's City: CONCORD Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Model Name: ROAD STAR WARRIOR Model Year: 2002
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#: JYAVP14E12A Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 28 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 24 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The parts to fix the recall were not supplied to the mechanic so i have not had the use of my motorcycle for 28+ days. yamaha motor corporation, u.s.a., has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in 2002 and 2003 xv17pcp, pcpc, pcr, and pcrc (road star warrior) motorcycles. in affected motorcycles, certain transmission components may not meet yamaha quality-control standards, which could allow abnormal wear that eventually results in a broken retaining circlip. 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 vehicle crash with injury or death.*ak