The defect
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2014 Yamaha FZ09 motorcycles manufactured August 1, 2013, to August 29, 2014. The affected motorcycles may have a headlight harness that is too short and when the handlebars are turned fully to the left or right the harness may break near the coupler or coupler may disconnect from the headlight bulb.
The risk
If the harness breaks or the coupler detaches from the headlight, the headlight will go out, reducing the rider's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will install a sub-harness to lengthen the headlight harness, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on September 22, 2014. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Yamaha FZ-09 | 2014 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
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 FZ-09 | 2014 | 12 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2014
31 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the exterior lighting; Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA filed 46 campaigns in all.
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| 14V805000 19 Dec 2014 | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
| 14V792000 16 Dec 2014 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 14V790000 15 Dec 2014 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 14V768000 3 Dec 2014 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 14V735000 18 Nov 2014 | Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America |
| 14V725000 12 Nov 2014 | Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
| 14V713000 7 Nov 2014 | Hyundai Motor America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014