NHTSA recall 06V371000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 06V371000 |
| Manufacturer's number | M2006-016R |
| Manufacturer | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| Reported | 2006-09-28 |
| Owners notified | 2006-10-16 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Units potentially affected | 39757 |
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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.
The 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.
| 2003 YAMAHA FJR1300 | Built 2002-11-01 to 2005-03-31. |
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| 2004 YAMAHA FJR1300 | Built 2002-11-01 to 2005-03-31. |
| 2005 YAMAHA FJR1300 | Built 2002-11-01 to 2005-03-31. |
| 2004 YAMAHA FZS600 | Built 2002-11-01 to 2005-03-31. |
| 2005 YAMAHA FZS600 | Built 2002-11-01 to 2005-03-31. |
| 2002 YAMAHA XV1700 | Built 2002-11-01 to 2005-03-31. |
| 2003 YAMAHA XV1700 | Built 2002-11-01 to 2005-03-31. |
| 2004 YAMAHA XV1700 | Built 2002-11-01 to 2005-03-31. |
| 2005 YAMAHA XV1700 | Built 2002-11-01 to 2005-03-31. |
| 2004 YAMAHA YZF-R1 | Built 2002-11-01 to 2005-03-31. |
| 2005 YAMAHA YZF-R1 | Built 2002-11-01 to 2005-03-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE06020
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE06020 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2006-05-23, closed 2006-10-05. MOTORCYCLE STALLING. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 2006011 | 2006-09-01. Service bulletin. UNSTABLE ENGINE IDLING. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.