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2009 Yamaha Zuma Recalls & Complaints

The 2009 Yamaha Zuma has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 17 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Yamaha dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2009 Yamaha Zuma. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

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2009 Yamaha Zuma owner complaints

Owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA about the 2009 Yamaha Zuma, describing incidents dated June 14, 2010 to July 17, 2013.

Most-cited components

Fuel/Propulsion System 16 complaints
Electrical System 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10525680 · Filed July 18, 2013
IN HOT WEATHER (GREATER THAT 90 DEGREES) ENGINE STALLS AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL ENGINE COOLS FOR AN HOUR. STALLED AT RED LIGHT IN FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. NEEDED TO PUSH TO SIDE OF ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS. STALLED AGAIN NEXT DAY SAME SITUATION. RUNS FINE AT NIGHT WHEN COOL. *TR
ODI #10486775 · Filed December 3, 2012
BEING THAT THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE 2009 YAMAHA ZUMA 125CC FUEL PUMPS, THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL PUMPS ARE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC ,STALLING OF THE SCOOTER WHILE DRIVING .THIS CREATES A PROBLEM AT HI SPEEDS AND ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU SHUT THE BIKE DOWN AFTER…
ODI #10478199 · Filed October 1, 2012
FUEL PUMP FAILS TO ENGAGE WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION AND THEREFORE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *TR

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Fuel Pump Assembly Failure/Possible Engine Stall

NHTSA #13V035000 · Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump · NHTSA notice

Reported February 4, 2013 · YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA

Potentially affected: 8,700 vehicles

Owners notified February 27, 2013 · Vehicles built July 1, 2008 – April 30, 2009 (per NHTSA) · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Defect description

Yamaha is recalling certain model year 2009 YW125 (Zuma 125) scooters manufactured between July 2008 and April 2009 due to possible improper clearances in the internal fuel pump components. These improper clearances may cause an inadequate supply of fuel.

Safety consequence

The limited fuel supply could cause engine stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump with a newly designed fuel pump. The recall began on February 27, 2013. Owners contact Yamaha at 1-800-962-7926.

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.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2009 Yamaha Zuma. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

17 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2009 Yamaha Zuma.

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #10525680

Incident: July 17, 2013 · Filed: July 18, 2013

IN HOT WEATHER (GREATER THAT 90 DEGREES) ENGINE STALLS AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL ENGINE COOLS FOR AN HOUR. STALLED AT RED LIGHT IN FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. NEEDED TO PUSH TO SIDE OF ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS. STALLED AGAIN NEXT DAY SAME SITUATION. RUNS FINE AT NIGHT WHEN COOL. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #10486775

Incident: December 21, 2011 · Filed: December 3, 2012

BEING THAT THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE 2009 YAMAHA ZUMA 125CC FUEL PUMPS, THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL PUMPS ARE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC ,STALLING OF THE SCOOTER WHILE DRIVING .THIS CREATES A PROBLEM AT HI SPEEDS AND ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU SHUT THE BIKE DOWN AFTER A RIDE. AFTER THIS HAPPENS THE FUEL PUMP WILL NOT PUMP FUEL TO RE START THE BIKE,WHICH LEAVE THE DRIVER STRANDED ,THE BIKE WILL RESTART ,AFTER THE BIKE HAS COOLED DOWN FOR 3 TO 4 HRS. AND SOMETIMES LONGER HEAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE FAULTY PUMP TO FAIL WHEN DRIVING . BAD DESIGN . YAMAHA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE ,BUT NO RECALLS . WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET A MANDATORY RECALL ON ALL 2009 125CC SCOOTERS, I WOULD HATE FOR SOMEONE TO RUN INTO ME BECAUSE OF MY BIKE STALLING IN TRAFFIC. IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. ON 12/21/12 I WAS DRIVING DOWN US41 AT 50MPH. WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC RUSH HOUR ,TRAFFIC ALL AROUND ME .AT THIS POINT MY BIKES FUEL PUMP CUTS OUT ,THEN THE SCOOTER SLOWED DOWN REAL QUICK,ALMOST LIKE PUTTING ON THE BRAKES . NOW BEING IN THE LEFT LANE I HAVE NOWHERE TO GO. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY THE CAR THAT WAS IN THE SAME LANE AS I WAS ,GOOD THING HE WAS PAYING ATTENTION . *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #10478199

Incident: October 1, 2012 · Filed: October 1, 2012

FUEL PUMP FAILS TO ENGAGE WHEN KEY IS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION AND THEREFORE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #10477146

Incident: August 30, 2012 · Filed: September 26, 2012

I HAD BEEN RIDING FOR A FEW MILES AND MY SCOOTER JUST STOPPED. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT, IT WOULDN'T START. THE FUEL PUMP WOULDN'T EVEN TURN ON. I'VE READ ABOUT MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WHEN WILL THERE BE A RECALL? IT'S $200 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #10470504

Incident: August 1, 2012 · Filed: August 13, 2012

THE FUEL FLOW SEEMS TO CUT OUT AT IDLE WHEN IT'S HOT OUT, WHEN IT'S BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE, AND/OR WHEN IT'S POINTING UPHILL. *TR

Electrical System

ODI #10469606

Incident: August 3, 2012 · Filed: August 7, 2012

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN HOT WEATHER {75 +}, ZUMA WOULD NOT START. PUT SCOOTER IN SHADE, OR COOL LOCATION FOR 15 MINUTES OR MORE, AND WOULD RESTART. NOTICED WHEN WOULD NOT START, THE FUEL PUMP COULD NOT BE HEARD AS NORMAL. ON ONE OCCASION, HAD TO HOSE DOWN WITH COLD WATER TO GET TO START. CALLED DEALER SERVICE, WAS TOLD THEY DIDNOT KNOW OF ANY PROBLEMS. THEY DID SAY THEY HAD A ZUMA DROPPED OFF THAT DAY WITH A SIMILAR CONCERN. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #10467731

Incident: June 14, 2010 · Filed: July 25, 2012

WE BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW IN 09'. I RODE THIS ONLY AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OUR FAMILY MEMBERS LIVE CLOSE. WE THOUGHT WE HAD A BATTERY PROBLEM AT FIRST AND REPLACED IT IN 2010. THEN WE WENT ON A TRIP SO I WASN'T ABLE TO RIDE IT MUCH FOR THE SEASON. WE TRIED TO RUN IT IN 2011 AND IT RAN FOR A MINUTE (IN THE DRIVEWAY) AND THEN IT STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AT ALL. WE TESTED THE NEW BATTERY AND IT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. SO I COULDN'T RIDE IT AT ALL LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR WE BOUGHT ANOTHER BATTERY AND STILL NOT FIRING. THE ONE THING WE NOTICED WAS NO PUMP SOUND. THIS THING IS ALMOST FULL OF GAS SO THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. WE KNOW ITS NOT THE BATTERY. WE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY ARE GOOD. ITS THE FUEL PUMP. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS AND SOLVE THIS ISSUE. THESE SCOOTERS ARE TO EXPENSIVE TO JUST LOOK AT. I PUT ONLY 95 MILES ON IT THE FIRST SUMMER RIDING IT. AND THE FUEL PUMP GOES OUT. PLEASE DON'T TELL ME I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED TAKING CARE OF MY VERY SICK FATHER-IN-LAW FOR 2YRS (WHO PASSED AWAY THIS MONTH) TO MAKE THE "SCOOTER" A PRIORITY. HOW WERE WE SUPPOSE TO KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY FUEL PUMP? YAMAHA NEVER SENT US A RECALL LETTER OR TOLD US THAT THIS MIGHT BECOME AN ISSUE. THANKS YAMAHA. BY THE WAY...WE BOUGHT 2 NEW ONES IN 09' AND ABOUT $6500.00 LATER WE ARE AFRAID TO RIDE THE OTHER ONE FOR FEAR OF BEING STRANDED. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #10466938

Incident: July 22, 2012 · Filed: July 22, 2012

WHEN IT IS HOT, MY YAMAHA ZUMA 125 WILL STALL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WILL NOT RESTART. WAITING AND TRYING AGAIN SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY SOLUTION AVAILABLE. THE WAIT TIME IS UNPREDICTABLE, 15 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS. SUSPECTING IT IS RELATED TO HEAT I TRY TO WAIT IN SHADE. THE PROBLEM FIRST MANIFESTED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, AND IS HAPPENING AGAIN WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. THIS SUMMER IS HOTTER THAN LAST. I HAVE NOTICED RECENTLY THE USUAL HUM W/CLICKING SOUND THAT HAPPENS WHEN THE KEY IS SWITCHED ON IS NOT HAPPENING WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE FUEL PUMP SPINNING UP TO PRESSURE. I BELIEVE MY FUEL PUMP IS UNRELIABLE UNDER THESE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #10466480

Incident: July 18, 2012 · Filed: July 18, 2012

FUEL PUMP FAILED ONLY AFTER 1353 MILES OF USED. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #10465166

Incident: July 1, 2010 · Filed: July 11, 2012

FUEL PUMP WORKS INCONSISTENTLY WHEN HOT AS DESCRIBED IN OTHER COMPLAINTS. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN SUMMER 2010. PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. IT HAS NOW LEFT ME STRANDED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, TWO OF WHICH WERE ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY STREET. *TR

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