NHTSA recall 14V657000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 14V657000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 990089 |
| Manufacturer | Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| Reported | 2014-10-20 |
| Owners notified | 2014-10-31 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES |
| Units potentially affected | 3100 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 1 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2016-04-07 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 3100 |
| Reported remedied | 2220 (71%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2015 FZ07 motorcycles manufactured May 1, 2014, to September 30, 2014. In the affected motorcycles, the positive battery cable may be pinched between the seat base and seat bracket.
What can happen
If the battery cable is pinched, it may chafe and short-circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Yamaha has notified owners, and dealers will replace the positive battery cable and seat bracket, free of charge. The recall began on October 31, 2014. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990089.
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.
| 2015 YAMAHA FZ07 | Built 2014-05-01 to 2014-09-30. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| M-2014-018R | 2015-04-22. Service bulletin. YAMAHA : 2015 F-Z07 MODELS: DEFECT DETECTED IN THE BATTERY CABLE. *LJ |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.