2002 Yamaha XVS1100 Recalls, Problems & Safety Rating

2002 Yamaha XVS1100 recalls

No safety recalls on file for the 2002 Yamaha XVS1100.

Most common 2002 Yamaha XVS1100 problems

Problem areas named in the 3 complaints owners filed with NHTSA.

Problem area	Reports
Power Train	3

What owners report

2020-06-17, Power Train
I WAS OUT RIDING MY 2002 YAMAHA V-STAR 1100 CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE THAT I OBTAINED FROM MY STEPDAD. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60MPH ON A 2-LANE STATE HIGHWAY APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. UPON DECELERATION THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD WHINING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND I FELT THE REAR WHEEL START TO BIND UP. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TOOK THE BIKE HOME ON A TRAILER. I LATER PUT IT IN MY SHOP TO INSPECT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS MYSELF. INSPECTION REVEALED A SNAPPED MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT WHERE THE YOKE/U-JOINT CONNECT WITH IT. THE U-JOINT IS HELD ON BY A NUT. THE END OF THE SHAFT WITH THE NUT STILL ON IT WAS LAYING INSIDE THE U-JOINT AND WAS FREE TO MOVE AROUND

2014-07-30, Power Train
I WAS RIDING ALONG ON US 380 IN MCKINNEY, TX AND AS I APPROACHED A SIGNAL LIGHT, I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THAT'S WHEN I HEARD A MYSTERIOUS WINING SOUND. THE SIGNAL TURNED GREEN AND AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE WINING PROGRESSED TO A LOUD CLANKING AND GRINDING SOUND SO I STOPPED TO CHECK THE DRIVE SHAFT, IT WAS FINE. I CALLED FOR A TRAILER AND TRANSPORTATION OF THE MOTORCYCLE BACK TO MY HOMETOWN OF DENISON, TX, 52 MILES ONE WAY. UPON RETURNING HOME, I DISMANTLED THE MOTORCYCLE AND FOUND THAT THE NUT ON THE OF POWER SHAFT (MIDDLE DRIVE GEAR) HAD BROKEN OFF. IN, DOING SO IT DESTROYED A FEW OTHER PARTS INSIDE THE GEARBOX AS WELL. I WAS QUOTED $3000.00 AT MY LOCAL YAMAHA DEALERSHIP. IF I PURCHA

2013-07-29, Power Train
YAMAHA V-STAR MIDDLE SHAFT ENGINEERING DEFECT... THERE IS MANY CASES OF THIS FAILING ALL OVER THE NET TIME AND TIME AGAIN... DEFECT THAT YAMAHA HAS WITH THE MIDDLE SHAFT ON THEIR SHAFT DRIVE V STAR MOTORCYCLES... *TR

2002 Yamaha XVS1100 questions

Does the 2002 Yamaha XVS1100 have any recalls?

No. NHTSA has no safety recalls on file for the 2002 Yamaha XVS1100 at this time.

What are the most common problems with the 2002 Yamaha XVS1100?

Based on 3 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the most-reported problem areas are Power Train (3).

How do I check if a recall on my 2002 Yamaha XVS1100 has been fixed?

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