Recall campaign · NHTSA 09V360000

Vehicle speed control

YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2009-09-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 09V360000

Vehicle speed control

Component
Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer
YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
Vehicles affected
180
Reported to NHTSA
2009-09-17
Owners notified
2009-10-07

Defect description

YAMAHA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2004 AND APRIL 2005. THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CAN FAIL.

Safety risk

FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

YAMAHA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 7, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-714-761-7300.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
YAMAHA FJR13002005
YAMAHA FZS6002005
YAMAHA YZF-R12005

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.