The 2001 Yamaha Road Star Silverado has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 49,139 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN06V3970002006-10-1720,000 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
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 CRASH WITH INJURY OR DEATH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE CERTAIN TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS WITH NEW ONES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 30, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-88-YAMAHA OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.YAMAHA-MOTOR.COM.
POWER TRAIN03V3090002003-08-2629,139 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
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 CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Remedy
YAMAHA WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION GEARS AND SHAFTS WITH NEW ONES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-88-YAMAHA OR VISIT…
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR
1
TIRES
1
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 yamaha road star silverado 1600 equipped with dunlap 404 tires, size: 135/90/r16. The contact stated that when driving at low speeds and completing a turn in either direction, the tires would not grip the roadway and cause the vehicle to slide abnormally. The vehicle…”
“I have a 2001 yamaha road star midnight silverado that has an intermittent gas leak problem. It usually only happens when the engine is hot but not always. When trying to start the bike gas flows out of the carburetor down the engine and on to the ground. My friends 99 road star does the same and…”
“Dt*: the contact stated a nhtsa recall letter # 06v397000 for the power train: manual transmission was received on 10/26/2006. The contact called a service dealer to schedule the repair. The dealer took the contacts name and number and informed the contact the motorcycle was the first bike waiting…”
“Consumer smelled gas from the engine. Fuel rail was leaking and dumping fuel onto the engine. Consumer contacted the dealer. *ak”
“On january 9, 2004 consumer received a recall letter regarding the transmission. Dealership still did not have the parts available to conduct recall repairs. The dealer was contacted and indicated that the consumer should wait until may 2004. *ak *nm”
“After receiving recall 03v309000 concerning transmission failure vehicle was taken to the dealer, and was told that consumer would be notified when the parts came in. *ak *nm”
“Consumer was shifting the gears and noticed smoke coming from the rear. This caused the motorcycle to stall. Consumer was able to drive the motorcycle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that gear shift pattern indicator needed to be replaced. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Yamaha Road Star Silverado as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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