NHTSA Campaign 09V360000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Issued by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA · Reported Sep 17, 2009 · 180 vehicles affected

What's wrong

YAMAHA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2004 AND APRIL 2005. THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CAN FAIL.

Consequence

FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy

YAMAHA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 7, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-714-761-7300.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
YAMAHA FJR1300 2005 180
YAMAHA FZS600 2005 180
YAMAHA YZF-R1 2005 180

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09V360000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.