Recall · 20V814000
Yamaha Motor Corporation recalled 7 models over exterior lighting
Do not drive until repaired. NHTSA issues this where it considers the risk immediate, and it stands until the repair is done.
18,203
Vehicles covered
7
Models
24
Model years
December 28, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
- The defect
- 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.
- What it can cause
- Failure of the front brake switch can cause the brake light to stay on constantly and/or the cruise control system to shutoff unexpectedly. Both situations increases the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake switch, free of charge. The recall began January 20, 2021. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990140. Note: Owners are advised not to operate their motorcycle until the repairs have been performed.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| YamahaFJR1300 | 2013 to 2020 | Not published here |
| YamahaMT10 | 2017 to 2020 | Not published here |
| YamahaMTT9GT | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
| YamahaMXTGTKL | 2019 | Not published here |
| YamahaXTZ12 | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
| YamahaXV1900 | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
| YamahaXV1900B | 2018 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 18,203 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 83% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2013 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 7 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Yamaha vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 4 times before this, most recently in September 2014 as 14V550000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 24 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 21V865000 (engine and engine cooling), 20V813000 (power train).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA with NHTSA on December 28, 2020 as campaign 20V814000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2020-12-28.
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