The 2000 Yamaha Road Star has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 20,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 19 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.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
6
1crashes11injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4
ENGINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
Total complaints19
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Driving 75mph on highway, loss of power, loud bang! Rear tire locked up for a second. Almost caused me to crash. Engine would not start. Vehicle pushed to side of road and trailered home. Took engine apart to find oil pump gear broken. Very common issue but no recall from yamaha! If you have a…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2000 yamaha road star. While driving 45 mph, the engine shut off without warning and caused the rear tire to lock. The dealer stated that the cause of failure was the oil pump gear. As of september 5, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The failure mileage was…”
“The yamaha roadstar have a chronic problem of sticking valves. Yamaha has told the customers that it was overfilling the oil. To date there have been numerous riders who have not been able to have their motorcycles fixed by yamaha, who claimed this was not a problem. However as stated there were…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2000 yamaha road star. He received a recall notice to replace the gears in the transmission before it locked the rear wheels. The dealer replaced it; however, when he picked up the vehicle there was oil under the engine/motor frame and on the tires. Oil on the tires can…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2000 yamaha road star. He received a recall notice to replace the gears in the transmission before it locked the rear wheels. The dealer replaced it; however, when he picked up the vehicle there was oil under the engine/motor frame and on the tires. Oil on the tires can…”
“Drastic power failure while crossing traffic . Also, power failure while merging onto interstate in heavy traffic was due to sticking valves, loss of rear cylender compression. *ak”
“Dt: motorcycle has 7,000 miles on it, and it has a rusty hole on top of the gas tank. Dealer said he should have it replaced. Consumer called yamaha, and they refused to deal with him. They wanted the dealer to compensate him for repairs. *ak consumer states that motorcycle is always in the garage…”
“Intermitent occurences of transmission problem occuring when shifting into second gear,even under acceleration the gear will slip into neutrel.”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE03038 Opened 2003-08-11 · closed 2003-11-06
UNINTENDED REAR WHEEL LOCKUP
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…
InvestigationPE03038 Opened 2003-08-11 · closed 2003-11-06
UNINTENDED REAR WHEEL LOCKUP
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…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Yamaha Road Star as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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