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2001 YAMAHA MIDNIGHT STAR Recall - Campaign #06V397000

 
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2001 YAMAHA MIDNIGHT STAR MOTORCYCLE RECALL - #06V397000

RECALL FOR POWER TRAIN : MANUAL TRANSMISSION

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.

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Motorcycle 2001 YAMAHA MIDNIGHT STAR
Manufacturer YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
Manufactured between 11/1/1998 - 4/30/2001
Recalled on 10/17/2006
Influenced by OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION
Owners Notified on 10/30/2006
# Affected 20,000
Recalled for POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
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.
Consequences 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.
Corrective action 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.
See also 2001 YAMAHA MIDNIGHT STAR Recall for POWER TRAIN, MANUAL TRANSMISSION
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