NHTSA campaign 06V397000 · Yamaha campaign M2006-017R
Yamaha Recall 06V-397: TRANSMISSION THIRD GEAR FAILURE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 06V397000 (Yamaha campaign M2006-017R) was reported by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA on October 17, 2006, with 20,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Yamaha Midnight Star, Yamaha Road Star, Yamaha Road Star MM Limited and more for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on October 30, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V397000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V397000 (also written 06V-397 or 06V397)
- Filed by
- YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
- Yamaha campaign number
- M2006-017R
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 20,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Manual Transmission
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE03-038 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V397000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Yamaha
Yamaha Midnight Star
Yamaha Road Star
Yamaha Road Star MM Limited
Yamaha Road Star Silverado
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V397000.
Defect description
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.
Safety 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.
Manufacturer 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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V397000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.