# 2006 YAMAHA XVS11 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
> NHTSA complaint `848482` · 2011-03-24 · Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** YAMAHA
- **Model:** XVS11
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
- **Miles at failure:** 25,500
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
2006 YAHAMA V-STAR 1100, WHILE DOWNSHIFTING YOU HEAR A WHINING NOISE ON THE MIDDLE SHAFT GEAR, THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO STOPPED WORKING, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL BIKE, THEY NEED TO TAKE THE ENTIRE ENGINE APART AND REPLACE THE BOLT THAT BROKE OFF THE MIDDLE SHAFT GEAR, THEY HAVE DONE ABOUT 6 OF THIS REPAIRS SINCE THE YEAR 2011 STARTED, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD FOR THE BACK WHEEL CAN LOCK UP, AND YOU ARE LIABLE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. MY WHEELS LOCKED UP GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR AND I WAS READ ENDED. THE REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE IS ABOUT $2000 DOLLARS, AND THE PROBLEM IS ALSO POSTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET, PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE NATION HAVE REPORTED IT, YOU MAY SIMPLY DO A SEARCH ONLINE FOR YAHAMA V-START MIDDLE DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE. YAHAMA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS MECHANICAL PROBLEM.  *TR
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