NHTSA campaign 06V371000 · Yamaha campaign M2006-016R
Yamaha Recall 06V-371: THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FACTORY MODIFICATION
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 06V371000 (Yamaha campaign M2006-016R) was reported by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA on September 28, 2006, with 39,757 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Yamaha XV1700, Yamaha FJR1300, Yamaha FZS600 and more for model years 2002–2005. Owners were notified on October 16, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V371000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V371000 (also written 06V-371 or 06V371)
- Filed by
- YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
- Yamaha campaign number
- M2006-016R
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 39,757 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE06-020 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V371000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Yamaha
Yamaha FJR1300
Yamaha FZS600
Yamaha XV1700
Yamaha YZFR1
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V371000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, AN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR COULD CAUSE AN INTERMITTENTLY UNSTABLE IDLE WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT IDLING SPEED WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS STOPPED OR DURING LOW-SPEED OPERATIONS. THE ENGINE COULD STALL AS A RESULT.
Safety consequence
IF THE ENGINE STALLS AFTER THE OPERATOR DISENGAGES THE CLUTCH IN A LOW GEAR WHILE RIDING, THE REAR TIRE MIGHT SLIP MOMENTARILY IF THE OPERATOR ABRUPTLY RE-ENGAGES THE CLUTCH. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITH INJURY OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 16, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-888-88-YAMAHA.
Notes
CUSTOMERS 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V371000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.