YAMAHA MIDNIGHT STAR 2001: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 06V397000

Make Model Year
YAMAHA MIDNIGHT STAR 2001
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2006-10-30 2006-10-17 2006-10-17

Production Dates: 1998-11-01 - 2001-04-30

Manufacturers Involved: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA

Manufacturer Campaign Number: M2006-017R

Component: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 20000

Report Initiator: ODI ODI Report

Summary

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.

Notes

YAMAHA RECALL NO. 06-006.THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN CONDUCTED DURING 2003 'PLEASE SEE 03V309'.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.