Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA: Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 29, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 12,721. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 WR250X motorcycles manufactured June 1, 2008, to June 1, 2011 and 2008-2015 WR250R motorcycles manufactured June 1, 2008, to June 1, 2015. In the affected motorcycles, the insulation on the stator coil, a component of the alternator, may become damaged and short circuit to due insufficient heat resistance.
The risk
If the stator coil is not insulated, the motorcyle will not charge and the battery will go dead, causing the engine to stall which increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stator coil with one that has sufficient heat resistance, free of charge. The recall began on July 30, 2015. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Yamaha WR250R | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Yamaha WR250R | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Yamaha WR250R | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Yamaha WR250R | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 Yamaha WR250R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Yamaha WR250X | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Yamaha WR250R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Yamaha WR250X | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Yamaha WR250R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Yamaha WR250X | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Yamaha WR250R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Yamaha WR250X | 3 | 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 15V410000.
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