2001 Yamaha Xvs1100 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2001 Yamaha Xvs1100. 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 electrical system. 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.
“Mishaft snapped, causing the nut to potentially lockup the drive shaft and rear wheel, potentially causing loss of control and crash. There are hundreds of reports on the motorcycle forums for the vstar 1100 series. Shaft snaps under normal driving conditions and can be distinguished by a high…”
“2001 yamaha vstar middle drive shaft ubolt snapped. The middle gear locked causing the rear tire to lock while driving 55 mph. After inspection from mechanic discovered the u joint bolt snapped apparently many other people are reporting the same problem. Suffered only minor injury. Called yamaha…”
“I have a 2001 yamaha v-star 1100 classic. My motorcycle is experiencing what appears to be a widespread problem with starters for this motorcycle model. Since the motorcycle is out of warranty, yamaha will not correct the problem. Judging from the number of people on the 1100 v-star 1100 forum,…”
“The starter motor assembly of the yamaha v star 1100cc is defective, it causes the metal screw on the outside of the starter to bend and causing the motorcycle not to start due to kickback. *ak”
“The vehicle had just passed the warranty date when the starter failed. The dealer was consulted along with the manufacturer, but neither would fix the problem unless the consumer paid for it. *ak *scc *jb”
“Consumer states that bike's floor boards folded up while riding, trapping consumer's foot. As a result, the bike crashed and consumer sustained several injuries. Mr scc”
“I own a 2001 yamaha v-star 1100 motorcycle. This model of yamaha has a starter defect. The starter does not have a clutch and upon shutdown of the motor the starter kicks back and twists the starter backwards throwing it out of alignment and breaking the alignment tabs off. They have recently come…”
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 Xvs1100 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.