# NHTSA recall 14V657000

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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 1
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 YAMAHA FZ07](/makes/yamaha/fz-07/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-05\-01 to 2014\-09\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [M\-2014\-018R](/bulletins/10057150.md), 2015-04-22, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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