Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. Highlighted: 2007. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 2 |
| 2008 | 13 | 2 |
| 2007Most complaints | 69 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 17 | 2 |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 |
| 2003 FJR1300 | 7 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Electrical system63
- Fuel system, gasoline22
- Engine and engine cooling19
- Vehicle speed control11
- Power train11
- Service brakes7
- Exterior lighting7
- Engine5
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 25 FJR1300 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 25 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
EU safety alerts
Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the FJR1300 in 2 alerts. European versions can differ from the North American car.
The gearbox may be defective. This can lead to propulsion failure, increasing the risk of an accident.
Due to oxidation, an electrical fault may occur in the brake-light switch that is fitted on the handlebar brake lever.This may lead to malfunctioning of the cruise control, increasing the risk of an accident.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0
Recalls
8 campaigns cover the FJR1300.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2016-2021 FJR13 motorcycles. The Engine Control Unit (ECU) programming installed under Recall 20V-813 (990141), that was designed to prevent gear damage, may prevent the engine from accelerating as intended.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2018-2020 MTT9GT (Tracer GT), 2019 MXTGTKL (NIKEN GT), 2017-2020 MT10, 2018-2020 XTZ12 (Super Ténéré), 2013-2020 FJR13, 2018 XV19B (Star Eluder), and 2018-2021 XV19 (Star Venture) motorcycles. The front brake switch can fail due to increased resistance from silicon oxide.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Yamaha FJR13A and FJR13AE motorcycles. The second gear of the transmission can crack and break under high speed loads.
YAMAHA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 2011 THROUGH APRIL 2011. THE BRAKE LIGHT MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER IS APPLIED BECAUSE THE ACTIVATING MECHANISM IN THE FRONT BRAKE SWITCH CAN BIND.
YAMAHA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 2006, THROUGH MARCH 2009. THE GROUND JOINT CONNECTOR OF THE WIRE HARNESS COULD OVERHEAT AND BECOME DEFORMED, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN INTERMITTENT GROUND WIRE CONNECTION. IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT PROPERLY GROUNDED, THE IGNITION SYSTEM AND/OR OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS COULD MALFUNCTION, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL.
YAMAHA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2004 AND APRIL 2005. THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CAN FAIL.
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.
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, AN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR COULD CAUSE AN INTERMITTENTLY UNSTABLE IDLE WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT IDLING SPEED WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS STOPPED OR DURING LOW-SPEED OPERATIONS. THE ENGINE COULD STALL AS A RESULT.
NHTSA recalls