NHTSA Campaign 09V002000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Issued by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA · Reported Jan 8, 2009 · 9,325 vehicles affected

What's wrong

YAMAHA IS RECALLING 9,300 MY 2006-2009 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLES. THE INTERNAL SWITCH WIRING COULD BECOME DISCONNECTED. IF THIS OCCURS ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLOW WILL BE STOPPED AND THE ENGINE COULD STALL.

Consequence

IF THE ENGINE STALLS, THE OPERATOR MAY BE UNABLE TO START OR RESTART THE ENGINE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 16, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-962-7926.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
YAMAHA FJR1300 2006 9,325
YAMAHA FJR1300 2007 9,325
YAMAHA FJR1300 2008 9,325
YAMAHA FJR1300 2009 9,325

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09V002000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.