FJR recall

[Miairhead]

Happens to the best of them.

Yamaha FJR1300 Owners Advised Not to Ride Their Bikes Until Gearbox Recall Is Performed

The Yamaha FJR1300 is being recalled because its second gear might break under high-speed loads.

www.asphaltandrubber.com

 

[DirtFlier]

On another website, a FJR rider who is a friend commented that the effected models were most or all non-USA spec.

 

[Hondafan]

I remember the early FJ 1100 and some 1200's had problems with second gear. Those would jump out of gear.
Pretty expensive recall. Good on them for standing behind what they sell.

 

[Coyote Chris]

I am following my FJR forum.
Right now, they have moved onto Canada for the recalls.
"For US owners who are not finding their bike included in the recall, based on VIN, earlier in this thread there was an owner in Canada whose bike was also not included in the recall when the recall was first announced. Several days later his bike was included.

My bike is not included at this time either but I fully expect it will be in the coming days. I suspect Yamaha will be updating the list of included US VINS just like they did for Canada several days after the recall was announced. "

My bike is too old but if I were going to have this done, I would have the valves checked and the plugs replace.
Chris with the five speed. Beep Beep. (Who is old enough to remember the 6 speed Suzuki Hustler having issues?)

 

[Coyote Chris]

Looks like I could have a defective front brake switch. Lots of Teneres and tracers out there....

Safety Issue Type: Recalls
December 28 2020 NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V814000
Front Brake Switch Can Fail
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.
NHTSA Campaign Number 20V814000 Manufacturer Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA Components EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Potential Number of Units Affected 18203
Summary
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.
Remedy
Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake switch, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin January 13, 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.
Notes
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.
Affected Products (24)
Vehicle
MAKE
YAMAHA
MODEL YEAR
FJR1300 2013-2020 MT10 2017-2020 MTT9GT 2018-2020 MXTGTKL 2019 XTZ12 2018-2020 XV1900 2018-2021 XV1900B 2018

 

[Warren]

I recently received a recall notice for my 2019 Yamaha XMAX. They say the rear red reflector that sits above the license plate is defective. Seems to reflect light fine to me. Not going to bother to take it in for that.

 

[coaster]

I recently received a recall notice for my 2019 Yamaha XMAX. They say the rear red reflector that sits above the license plate is defective. Seems to reflect light fine to me. Not going to bother to take it in for that.

I also recently received a recall notice for the rear reflectors on my R3, seems the reflectors do not reflect sufficiently, maybe in the spring I'll run over to the Yamaha dealer and get some new whizbang rear refectors.

 

[Coyote Chris]

I recently received a recall notice for my 2019 Yamaha XMAX. They say the rear red reflector that sits above the license plate is defective. Seems to reflect light fine to me. Not going to bother to take it in for that.

My wife received a recall on her 2015 Subaru. Some sort of little switch connector under the PAX seat...... As she drove away, a "dinger" would go off every 10 seconds or so. With the seat belt unfastened. She drove right back to the dealer . 30 minutes later, they told us our car was bad and would need a new pax seat bottom for $1300!!!!! After I scraped my wife off the dealer's ceiling, we drove away with the seat belt fastened.

 

[Phil Tarman]

About 20% of the time that I get into my wife's CRV, the seat back starts pushing forward as far as it will go when I'm getting my feet in. I'm sure there's no way to fix it without replacing the whole seat.

 

[DirtFlier]

Phil - call the American Honda Customer Service telly number in the back of your CRV's owner's manual and air your griefs.

 

[JQL]

I have my FJR booked in for the "recall" work. Earliest date they have to do that sort of work is mid February as it needs their most experienced mechanic for about 14 hours or so.

I'll probably get them to do the 10,000 km service at the same time even though it'll be a little early.

 

[Phil Tarman]

I have my FJR booked in for the "recall" work. Earliest date they have to do that sort of work is mid February as it needs their most experienced mechanic for about 14 hours or so.

I'll probably get them to do the 10,000 km service at the same time even though it'll be a little early.

Are you staying off the FJR until you can get the work done?

 

[JQL]

Are you staying off the FJR until you can get the work done?

No.

From what I can gather, it is the bikes that have been ridden hard (or harder) that have had the problems. As I don't ride the bike hard, it should be OK (famous last words ).

 

[karl]

Having the gear grenade on you and locking the rear wheel should be very exciting.

 

[Phil Tarman]

We'll keep our fingers crossed for you!