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Service bulletin TB-M2009-008

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10030233
Published by NHTSA2009-08-28
Manufacturer's numberTB-M2009-008
Manufacturer's date2009-05-07
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE: HARD TO START WHEN COLD, ERRATIC, OR WON'T IDLE. A POSSIBLE CAUSE IS INSUFFICIENT VALVE CLEARANCE. EFFECTS ALL YZF-R6V/W/X MODELS AND YZF-R1/R6 MODELS. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
YAMAHA YZF R11998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
YAMAHA YZF-R12002
YAMAHA YZF-R12004, 2005, 2006
YAMAHA YZF-R62005, 2006
YAMAHA YZFR11998, 1999, 2000, 2001
YAMAHA YZFR12005
YAMAHA YZFR12007
YAMAHA YZFR61999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
YAMAHA YZFR62009

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20062972006-11-06. Engine
20062422006-09-29. Engine
19991411999-07-27. Engine
99V1860001999-07-12. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
20040142004-12-22. Service bulletin. SERVICE MANUAL CORRECTIONS - THERMO UNIT TIGHTENING TORQUE ERROR. *TT