Yamaha Midnight Star recalls
Every NHTSA recall campaign filed since 2000 that names the Yamaha Midnight Star, newest first. Last verified Jul 30, 2026.
Units are totals reported across campaigns mentioning this model — NHTSA does not always break unit counts down by model.
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- Oct 17, 2006Crash risk1999–2001 Yamaha Midnight Star, 1999–2001 Yamaha Road Star, 1999–2001 Yamaha Road Star MM Limited and 1 other model — Power Train
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.
06V397000 · 20K units · YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
- Aug 26, 2003Crash risk2001–2003 Yamaha Midnight Star, 2001–2003 Yamaha Road Star, 2002–2003 Yamaha Road Star Limited Edition and 11 other models — Power Train
IN THE TRANSMISSION ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE SECOND/THIRD PINION GEAR MAY BE INCORRECTLY MACHINED WHICH COULD CAUSE ABNORMAL WEAR THAT EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN A BROKEN RETAINER CIRCLIP.
03V309000 · 29K units · YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA