Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA: Power Train › Manual Transmission
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 25, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,900. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2015 FJ-09 (FJ09F/FC), FZ-09 (FZ09F/FC), FZ6R (FZ6RF/FC), Super Tenere (XTZ12F/FC), Super Tenere ES (XTZ12EF/EFC), and R6 (YZF-R6) motorcycles manufactured September 1, 2014, to November 17, 2014. The affected motorcycles may have an incorrectly manufactured shift cam segment stopper, having a sharp edge on the inside of the bend instead of a smooth radius. As a result, the stopper can crack and possibly fracture at this sharp edge.
The risk
If the stopper fractures, the transmission may not shift properly, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shift shaft assembly with a new one, free of charge. The recall began on April 6, 2015. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Yamaha FJ-09 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Yamaha FZ-09 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Yamaha FZ6R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Yamaha Super Tenere | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Yamaha Super Tenere ES | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Yamaha Yzfr6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 15V176000.
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