2004 Yamaha Road Star Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 Yamaha Road Star. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 23 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“The transmission did the same thing that the transmission on the 2003 did. With only 46000 miles, the transmission started having trouble. O was on my way home from work when the transmission, started acting like it had come apart and. Gears were trying to mesh. I immediately stopped the bike and…”
“Rear cylinder exhaust valves sticking. *tr”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2004 yamaha roadstar motorcycle. The contact stated that when he engaged the throttle, the engine sputtered and stalled. The vehicle also stalled when it came to a complete stop. The motorcycle was taken to an authorized dealer but they could not duplicate the failure. The…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2004 yamaha roadstar motorcycle. The contact stated that when he engaged the throttle, the engine sputtered and stalled. The vehicle also stalled when it came to a complete stop. The motorcycle was taken to an authorized dealer but they could not duplicate the failure. The…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 big bear venom chopper motorcycle. The contact left the vehicle with the dealer for repairs under nhtsa campaign id number: 08v129000 (structure) on february 1, 2010. The contact stated the dealer would not release the vehicle until he was reimbursed for the repairs by…”
“I have a 2004 yamaha road star and the rear valve is sticking and will suddenly drop powerand run on one cylinder. I have had this problem for a while and is a very dangerous problem that yamaha knows about.”
“I was merging onto interstate 80 getting up to speed and it started to spit/sputter and lost power. Almost, rear ended by another car at 60 mph. Nothing has been done to this point to remedy the problem.*ak”
“For over a year 2004 yamaha roadstar motorcycle had the valves sticking while riding it , causing immediate loss of power. It had 8000 miles on it . This happened at 4500 miles. I did what yamaha advised to do to avoid the situation, it didn't help. They kept giving me the run around. They knew it…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Yamaha Road Star as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.