Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA: Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 10, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 24,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The 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.
The 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.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Yamaha XTZ12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Yamaha Yzfr1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Yamaha XTZ12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Yamaha Yzfr1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Yamaha Yzfr1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Yamaha Yzfr1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Yamaha Yzfr1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V044000.
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