Wildstar Related NewsWildstar Related News
18th October 2006
It seems Yamaha are re calling those bikes with chassis numbers as follows
1. JYAVP081 00301 ( or 0000301 ) to 0010047
2. JYAVP081 0010392 to 0012035
3. JYAVP081 0012997 to 0013612
4. JYAVP081 0015201 to 0016852 ( I believe that this was the original lot re called in 2004 )
I would suggest that the English ring Yamaha UK on 01932 358000 ( The Dutch can as well if they wish but may want to ring Yamaha Europe but I dont have a telephone number for them ) ask for Customer Services just to be 100% satisfied that your bike is on the re call list or not.
If your Bike is a UK model it should be registered on Yamahas database and you will receive a letter automatically if it is to be recalled, if it is an import or foreign registered it is unlikely to be on the data base and you therefore wouldnt be notified.
I think it would pay you to ring Yamaha anyway just to be sure.
The problems encountered as far as I can understand are subsequent to the original problems during 2004 when a load of wildstars were re called for gear box troubles. The end result being ( without warning ) that the rear wheel locks up.
Further to this I have also received this,
Steve's
Wildstar backwheel locked up on the way home from Darlington.
Luckily he
was only doing about 40 mph and the traffic was slow moving.
The gear box
had locked up because the bike should have been part of a recall in 2004.
Yamaha have paid for all the repairs and the bike is now back on the road.
This could have been so much worse.
If you need any more information on
this,
please email Steve on,
steven.butterworth@baesystems.com
Get
your Wildstars checked out!
19th October 2006
Hi all, As I understand this recall program is for all
WildStar mentioned in the chassis number list.
If your bike was modified
last time, sorry, Yamaha told me that all bikes will get the letter.
The
new modification is different than the last one. (more parts)
In Holland
also the bikes owners other than imported by Yamaha will also receive the
letter.
They will also get an invitation for the modification.
Advice
is to wait for the letter from Yamaha.
Regards, Rob Blokker Virago Star Club
Nederland
29th November 2006
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I rung Yamaha today, my bike is on the recall list,
they can only let people know who have filled in the new owner form in the
service manual,
or who have otherwise told Yamaha they are the new
owners.
This was not me, it could also be YOU,
do not take it for
granted that you will automatically be told,
or found through the DVLA
I
Wasn't.
Terry
27th Feb 2007
I received this letter regarding the Wildstar problems,
many thanks to Ian for taking the trouble to let us know we were of help to
him.
Regarding the tracking down of owners,
I told you so!
Hi ,
I don’t really know who to contact on
this,
but having scoured lots of Wildstar sites trying to track down the
cure to an unrelated problem,
I saw the articles on the Wildstar recall
issue.
Mine is 2nd hand so Yamaha don’t know I exist so I duly phoned
them and was told,
yep it needs to be recalled.
If I hadn’t
chanced on this notification on your website,
I would have been quite
happily tooling around on a dodgy bike with potentially major problems as well
as the safety bit.
So thanks once again, really, really appreciate that
knowledge being out there.
Best Regards,
Ian Ellis
Clymer Wildstar Manual Now Available
4th May 2007
Hi Terry,
You may remember I contacted you
previously re the transmission problem on the Wildstars which is subject to the
recall.
I am seeking Advice really to carry out some risk analysis.
My
Wildy was imported into this country,
therefore Yamaha had to go through
some convoluted manual process,
in order to get the gearbox fixed under the
terms of the recall with the result that the earliest I can get it done is on
the 21st May.
(and it is a three day job as long as there are no hitches)
I am taking the bike to the Picos on the 28th May so I reckon I willl have
a 2000 3000 mile trip ahead of me,
on a bike that has potentially been
pulled apart by the dealer then put back together again,
with very little
time to sort out any probs from its time in the garage.
The bike has only
done 7800 miles, do you have a feel for when the problem manifests
itself?
any help much appreciated
Best Regards Ian
My Reply
Hi Ian
All I can say to you is be careful.
Janet
Butterworth's Husband had his back wheel lock up.
There was no warning at
all, it just happened, without looking it up I think he had done 24000 miles.
I took my wildstar to Greece and back, then found out it was subject to a
recall,
don't mind telling you I had a loose bowel moment, especially when
I thought of the mountain passes.
I have since had mine done, and like you I
was a little uncertain about it for a while,
the dealers fortunately for me
did a very good job for me, (Thank You CMC) I am sure yours will too.
Trouble is you feel so vulnerable on two wheels don't you?
When you get
it back remember that you have a lot of new parts in the gearbox,
so it
will need a bit of careful riding anyway.
Just take care and hopefully the
trip will be as fantastic as ours was,
Regards Terry
