Menu

Yamaha Road Star WarriorYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 117 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Yamaha Road Star Warrior.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints117Top: Power trainSafety recalls22002–2004 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Yamaha Road Star Warrior years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Road Star Warrior median. Tap a year for its full report.

'02'03'04
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2004Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/10026 complaints · 1 recall2002Not rated–/10084 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Yamaha Road Star Warrior problems

All model years combined: 117 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train940
Engine and engine cooling110
Electrical system71
Vehicle speed control30
Fuel system, gasoline20
Service brakes, hydraulic10
Service brakes, air11
Electronic stability control (ESC)10
Fuel/propulsion system10
2 recalls

Yamaha Road Star Warrior recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Power train: manual transmission03V-309 · 2002–2003 · Aug 26, 2003 · 29,139 vehicles–Tank assembly: mounting02V-181 · 2002 · Jul 23, 2002 · 5,451 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Road Star Warrior

  1. UNINTENDED REAR WHEEL LOCKUPPE03038 · 2002–2003 · closed Nov 6, 2003
    Led to recall 03V-309