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NHTSA recall 14V657000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number14V657000
Manufacturer's number990089
ManufacturerYamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Reported2014-10-20
Owners notified2014-10-31
ComponentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
Units potentially affected3100
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 1
Filed with NHTSA2016-04-07
Vehicles in the campaign3100
Reported remedied2220 (71%)
Reported unreachable0
Reported removed0

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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2015 YAMAHA FZ07Built 2014-05-01 to 2014-09-30.

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.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
M-2014-018R2015-04-22. Service bulletin. YAMAHA : 2015 F-Z07 MODELS: DEFECT DETECTED IN THE BATTERY CABLE. *LJ

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

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