- Vehicles
- 4,900
- Built between
- Sep 2014 – Nov 2014
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 April 2015
- Repaired
- 93%
- Unrepaired
- 367
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2014 and November 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015 Yamaha FJ-09Built September 2014 to November 2014
- 2015 Yamaha FZ-09Built September 2014 to November 2014
- 2015 Yamaha FZ6RBuilt September 2014 to November 2014
- 2015 Yamaha R6Built September 2014 to November 2014
- 2015 Yamaha Super TenereBuilt September 2014 to November 2014
- 2015 Yamaha Super Tenere ESBuilt September 2014 to November 2014
Repair progress
367 of 4,900 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.
93% repaired — 4,533 of 4,900 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
If the stopper fractures, the transmission may not shift properly, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
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.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2014 to November 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 March 2015
- Owners notified6 April 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 93% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 25 March 2015.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.