The defect
YAMAHA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2004 AND APRIL 2005. THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CAN FAIL.
The risk
FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Yamaha FJR1300 | 2005 |
| Yamaha FZS600 | 2005 |
| Yamaha YZF-R1 | 2005 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaha FJR1300 | 2005 | 17 | 2 |
| Yamaha FZS600 | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| Yamaha YZF-R1 | 2005 | 3 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2009
6 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the vehicle speed control; YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA filed 31 campaigns in all.
| 09V462000 1 Dec 2009 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 09V414000 23 Oct 2009 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP |
| 09V399000 13 Oct 2009 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 09V388000 5 Oct 2009 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 09V023000 16 Jan 2009 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009