Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V044000

Exterior lighting: headlights

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-02-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V044000

Exterior lighting: headlights

Component
Exterior lighting: headlights
Manufacturer
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Vehicles affected
24,000
Reported to NHTSA
2014-02-10
Owners notified
2014-03-10

Defect description

Yamaha Motor Corporation USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 YZFR1 motorcycles manufactured October 2008 through August 2013 and 2012-2013 XTZ12 motorcycles manufactured October 2011 through August 2013. In the affected motorcycles, use of the headlight may generate enough heat to cause the bulb connections to expand, resulting in arcing in the headlight bulb socket which could cause the socket to overheat, melt and cause the headlight to malfunction.

Safety risk

A headlight failure reduces the rider's ability to see clearly and the motorcycle's visibility to oncoming traffic, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Yamaha will notify owners and dealers will replace the headlight socket, free of charge. The recall began on March 10, 2014. Owners may contact Yamaha at 1-800-962-7926.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

7 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
YAMAHA XTZ122013 2012
YAMAHA YZFR12013 2012 2011 2010 2009

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.