NHTSA safety recall

Recall 20V814000 · manufacturer campaign 990140

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch — Yamaha · reported 28 Dec 2020 · 18,203 vehicles potentially affected

⚠️ Do Not Drive advisory. NHTSA and the manufacturer advise owners of affected vehicles not to drive them until this recall is repaired.

What's wrong

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.

The risk

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.

The fix

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
20V814000
Manufacturer campaign
990140
Filed by
Yamaha Motor Corporation, Usa
Report received
28 Dec 2020
Owners notified
20 Jan 2021
Potentially affected
18,203

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2013 Yamaha Fjr1300 2014 Yamaha Fjr1300 2015 Yamaha Fjr1300 2016 Yamaha Fjr1300 2017 Yamaha Fjr1300 2018 Yamaha Fjr1300 2019 Yamaha Fjr1300 2020 Yamaha Fjr1300 2017 Yamaha Mt-10 2018 Yamaha Mt-10 2019 Yamaha Mt-10 2020 Yamaha Mt-10 2019 Yamaha Mtt9gt 2019 Yamaha Mxtgtkl 2018 Yamaha Tracer 9 Gt 2020 Yamaha Tracer 9 Gt 2018 Yamaha Xtz12 2019 Yamaha Xtz12 2020 Yamaha Xtz12 2018 Yamaha Xv1900 2019 Yamaha Xv1900 2020 Yamaha Xv1900 2021 Yamaha Xv1900 2018 Yamaha Xv1900b

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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