2018 Yamaha Star Venture Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2018 Yamaha Star Venture. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES
3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
1
Total complaints7

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Sudden loss of rear brakes, no pedal at all. No light on . No abs warning light or loss of brake pressure light , this is scary and dangerous. After replacing the rear master cylinder for loss of pressure, the repair has not fixed the issue, and remains to do the same thing. The bike has been in…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2025-04-12

“The contact owns a 2018 yamaha star venture motorcycle. The contact stated that while riding at an undisclosed speed, he became aware that the sideview mirrors failed to adequately provide sideview visibility. The motorcycle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the mirror…”

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES · reported 2024-04-19

“Front brake switch assy failure. Can cause brake light to stay on or not come on. Failure for abs to work properly. This is common on all ventures and eluders made by yamaha.”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2020-03-01

“Front brake switch assy failure. Can cause brake light to stay on or not come on. Failure for abs to work properly. This is common on all ventures and eluders made by yamaha.”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2020-03-01

“Front brake switch assy failure. Can cause brake light to stay on or not come on. Failure for abs to work properly. This is common on all ventures and eluders made by yamaha.”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING · reported 2020-03-01

“Code 90 came up the dash which is the front brake switch malfunction causing the brake lights to stay on all the time and disable the cruise control.”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING · reported 2019-07-02

“Code 90 comes up on the dash which is the front brake switch malfunction causing the brake lights to stay on all the time.”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2019-07-02
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2018 Yamaha Star Venture as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.