The defect
Pure Sports Distributing Inc. (Yamaha of Hawaii) is recalling certain 2022 MT-09 Tracer GT, 2021-2025 MT-09 SP, 2021-2025 MT-09, 2022-2023 and 2025 MT-10 SP, 2022-2024 MT-10 and 2022-2024 XSR900 motorcycles. The brushes inside the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) may slide excessively due to improper ECU programming, possibly causing unstable idling or an engine stall.
The risk
Unstable idling or an engine stall can lead to loss of control of the motorcycle, increasing the risk of an injury or crash.
The remedy
Dealers will reprogram the engine control unit (ECU) software and replace the TPS, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 6, 2025. Owners may contact Yamaha of Hawaii customer service at 1-808-498-8248.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Yamaha MT-09 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Yamaha MT-09 SP | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Yamaha MT-10 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Yamaha MT-10 SP | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Yamaha Tracer 9 GT | 2022 |
| Yamaha XSR900 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE:THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS) | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE
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 MT-09 | 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| Yamaha MT-09 | 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| Yamaha MT-09 | 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| Yamaha MT-09 | 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| Yamaha MT-09 | 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| Yamaha MT-09 SP | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha MT-09 SP | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha MT-09 SP | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha MT-09 SP | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha MT-09 SP | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha MT-10 | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha MT-10 | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha MT-10 | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Yamaha MT-10 SP | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha MT-10 SP | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha MT-10 SP | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha Tracer 9 GT | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha XSR900 | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| Yamaha XSR900 | 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| Yamaha XSR900 | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
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