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2005 Yamaha FJR1300, 2005 Yamaha FZS600, 2005 Yamaha Yzf-R1 Recall: Vehicle Speed Control

NHTSA campaign 09V360000 · Vehicle Speed Control · filed Sep 17, 2009 · verified Sep 14, 2026

Units reported
180
Manufacturer
YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
Risk
Crash / injury
Owner letters
Mailing began Oct 7, 2009

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.

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The fix — what to do

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.

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Affected vehicles

Related recalls

All Yamaha FJR1300 recalls → · All Yamaha recalls →

Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 09V360000. Data last verified Sep 14, 2026.