Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA: Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 28, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 18,203. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
Do not drive
NHTSA attached a do-not-drive advisory to this campaign. It applies to specific production runs, so check your own VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving the vehicle.
The defect
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2018-2020 MTT9GT (Tracer GT), 2019 MXTGTKL (NIKEN GT), 2017-2020 MT10, 2018-2020 XTZ12 (Super Ténéré), 2013-2020 FJR13, 2018 XV19B (Star Eluder), and 2018-2021 XV19 (Star Venture) motorcycles. The front brake switch can fail due to increased resistance from silicon oxide.
The risk
Failure of the front brake switch can cause the brake light to stay on constantly and/or the cruise control system to shutoff unexpectedly. Both situations increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake switch, free of charge. The recall began January 20, 2021. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990140. Note: Owners are advised not to operate their motorcycle until the repairs have been performed.
25 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Yamaha Ster Venture | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Yamaha FJR1300 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Yamaha MT-10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Yamaha Star Venture | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Yamaha Super Tenere | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Yamaha Tracer 900 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Yamaha FJR1300 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Yamaha MT-10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Yamaha Mxtgtkl | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Yamaha Star Venture | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Yamaha Super Tenere | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Yamaha Tracer 900 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Yamaha FJR1300 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Yamaha MT-10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Yamaha Redundant Star Venture | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Yamaha Star Venture | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Yamaha Super Tenere | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Yamaha FJR1300 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Yamaha FZ-10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Yamaha MT-10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Yamaha FJR1300 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Yamaha FJR1300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Yamaha FJR1300 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Yamaha FJR1300 | 1 | 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 20V814000.
Full record for the 2021 Yamaha Ster Venture → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →