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Exterior lightingPart report

2001 Yamaha V Star 1100 Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
20%of 5 total for the year
Median mileage
1miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2001 Yamaha V Star 1100, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The contact owns a 2006 (na) Yamaha v-star. The contact noticed that the exterior lighting would sporadically fail, which reduced visibility and increased the risk of a serious crash. She took the vehicle to the dealer on four occasions and they replaced several fuses. Immediately after the repairs, the failure recurred. Currently, all of the repairs have unsuccessfully remedied the failure. The failure mileage was 1 and current mileage was 100.”

NHTSA complaint #10242728, filed 2008-09, 1 miles

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2001120%

Other parts of the 2001 Yamaha V Star 1100

Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Electrical system
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2001 Yamaha V Star 1100

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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