2003 Yamaha Road Star defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2003 Yamaha Road Star. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• UNINTENDED REAR WHEEL LOCKUP
  Preliminary Evaluation PE03038 · opened Aug 11, 2003 · closed Nov 6, 2003 · led to recall 06V397000

  Summary: on august 22, 2003 yamaha notified the agency that it was recalling certain model year2001 xv1600 ?road star? Model motorcycles to address transmission failure in those vehicles.according to the company, the transmission would fail due to excessive bushing wear on the 4th pinion gear.based on its analysis of f…