2002 Yamaha Road Star Warrior problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train:manual Transmission (52) · Power Train:automatic Transmission (17) · Vehicle Speed Control (2)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Yamaha Road Star Warrior model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
31 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2019-06-10 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 28,000 mi“the fuel filter assembly to the front of the tank will release the inner sleeve at the elbow spilling fuel all over motor. if motor is hot, can result in fire and has happened in the past. i was fortunate to have just started riding when it happened to me.…”
2009-09-28 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine · 15,000 mi“tl*the contact owns a 2002 yamaha road star warrior motorcycle. while driving 70 mph the check engine light illuminated, the needle on the gauge began swinging back and forth, then the motorcycle shut off. the contact was unable to restart the motorcycle. the vehicle was towed to his residence. the dealer stated that there were no recalls related t…”
2009-01-16 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:mounting · 27,450 mi“i have a yamaha roadstar warrior motorcycle and the recall (id# 45939 - fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:mounting) was performed. this was to prevent the tank from cracking at the mounting bracket. my tank is now leaking gas from that mounting bracket. i took it to the dealer, they called yamaha usa and they said they would not fix the p…”
2006-06-07 · Electrical System · 18,000 mi“while riding my motorcycle down the hwy it suddenly stopped running while in the center lane of traffic i had to pull over on the side of the road with no engine running. the motorcycle would not restart and it had to get towed. the defective part is called a pick up sensor the part# is 5px-81670-00-00 and a gasket 5px15451-00-00. *nm…”
2006-06-07 · Electrical System · 19,500 mi“1) code 12, crankshaft position sensor. motorcycle loses all power at any speed. motorcycle inoperative. no prior indication or warning. 2) this has happened to me on 3 different occasions. twice at highway speeds exceeding 80 mph. this will eventually lead to a fatality and needs to be deemed as a "recall". 3) i replaced the part at my expense …”
2004-07-07 · Power Train:manual Transmission“ltr fwd fm stever yoder (ga) re parts being unavailable to rebuild the transmission of his 2002 yamaha roadstar warrior motorcycle as required in august 2003 recall.*mr *nm…”
2004-05-19 · Power Train:automatic Transmission“five months ago the consumer received a recall letter regarding transmission. dealership still does not have the parts available to conduct recall repairs. *ak…”
2004-05-17 · Power Train:manual Transmission“the parts to perform recall 03v309000 repairs has not been available to the dealership for 4 months, and the dealership does not know when the parts will be available.*ak…”
2004-05-08 · Power Train:manual Transmission · 1 mi“i have received no notification of the recall for the transmisson problem with the yamaha road star warrior. the recall commends not riding the vehicle he action yamaha is taking to rectify the issue is very unsatisfactory. *ak…”
2004-04-29 · Power Train:manual Transmission“consumer received a recall notice for transmission failure. no parts were available. yamaha , us 6555, katella avenue, cypress, ca 90630. service manager victor. *ak the parts were still not available as of 4/15/04. (model/warrior) *sc *jb …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.