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2012 YAMAHA WR250R

1 recalls — 3 complaints — 2 TSBs

15V410000 Jun 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Defect Description
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 ... Read more
Consequence
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.
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.
12,721 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA

Complaint Statistics

3 total complaints 1 crashes 1 injuries

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 2, 2018
Incident date: Sep 28, 2018
ONE MONTH AGO, I HIT A SMALL DEER ON MY MOTORCYCLE THAT JUMPED OUT OF THE BUSHES AND GAVE ME NO TIME TO REACT. IT WAS AN UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING WAS BROKEN BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY ARM FORWARD ON MY OWN WITHOUT MUCH PAIN. I DIDN'T NEED AN AMBULA... Read more
Crash 1 injured
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Oct 17, 2015
Incident date: Oct 15, 2015
RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION TELLING ME NOT TO DRIVE MY MOTORCYCLE UNTIL REPAIR MADE. (MIDDLE OF SUMMER, BTW) . CONTACTED DEALER, TOLD PART WAS BACK ORDERED. GOT A CALL ONE MONTH LATER , SAYING PART WAS IN. TRIED TO SCHEDULE REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO LEAVE MY BIKE FOR DAYS (PLURAL) FOR A REP... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Sep 16, 2015
Incident date: Sep 11, 2015
AFTER REFUELING AT A GAS STATION ON MY WAY BACK FROM WORK I MERGED ONTO THE FREEWAY AND NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS TELLING ME THAT I WAS GOING 125MPH. I WAS RIDDING WITH A FRIEND THAT CAN VERIFY THAT I WAS INDEED NOT GOING ANYWHERE NEAR THE 65MPH SPEED LIMIT. I ALSO REALIZED THAT MY ODOMETER WAS COU... Read more

Technical Service Bulletins — 2012 YAMAHA WR250R

2 manufacturer communications from 1 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

ComponentBulletins
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
111000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
TB-M-2015-010RA Jul 30, 2015
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
YAMAHA MC: TSB CONTAINS OWNER'S NOTIFICATION LETTER. SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT HEAT RESISTANCE, IN SOME MOTORCYCLES, STATOR COIL INSULATION BECOMES DAMAGE AND WILL SHORT CIRCUIT AND DECREASES ELECTRICAL OUTPU
TB-M-2015-010RA Jul 30, 2015
111000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
YAMAHA MC: TSB CONTAINS OWNER'S NOTIFICATION LETTER. SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT HEAT RESISTANCE, IN SOME MOTORCYCLES, STATOR COIL INSULATION BECOMES DAMAGE AND WILL SHORT CIRCUIT AND DECREASES ELECTRICAL OUTPU

YAMAHA WR250R — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the YAMAHA WR250R across all model years (2008–2016).

11 Total Recalls
4 Total Complaints
0 Investigations
1 Reported Crashes
0 Reported Fires
0 Reported Deaths

YAMAHA WR250R — Year by Year

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2013 1 1 View
2012 (current) 1 3
2011 1 0 View
2010 1 0 View
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