NHTSA campaign 06V442000 · Yamaha campaign M2006-018R
Yamaha Recall 06V-442: AIR FILTER ELEMENT
NHTSA recall 06V442000 (Yamaha campaign M2006-018R) was reported by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA on November 2, 2006, with 13,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Yamaha YZFR6 for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on November 29, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V442000 (also written 06V-442 or 06V442)
- Filed by
- YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
- Yamaha campaign number
- M2006-018R
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 13,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V442000. 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 YZFR6
- 2006 · Vehicles built May 1, 2005 – July 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V442000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE AIR FILTER MOUNTING SCREWS MAY COME LOOSE AND FALL OUT.
Safety consequence
IF THE SCREWS FALL OUT, THEY COULD GET CAUGHT IN THE THROTTLE VALVE WHICH COULD PREVENT THE OPERATOR FROM REDUCING ENGINE SPEED PROPERLY. THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITH INJURY OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT WITH A NEW ONE THAT IS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE SCREWS SECURELY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 714-761-7842.
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 06V442000
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.