Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Engine Control Module (ecu/Ecm) › Software
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 7, 2022 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,594. 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 2021-2022 MT-09, MT-09 SP, and MTT9GT (Tracer 9 GT) motorcycles. Improper electronic control unit (ECU) programming may limit the throttle response, cause an engine stall, or fail to illuminate the engine warning light when a system error occurs.
The risk
Limited throttle response, engine stall, or a missing warning light can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Owners should not operate their motorcycle, other than to take it to a dealer, until the remedy is performed. Dealers will reprogram the ECU, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2022. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-866-894-1626. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990158.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Yamaha MT-09 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Yamaha Tracer 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Yamaha MT-09 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT | 0 | 3 | 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 22V130000.
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