# NHTSA recall 20V813000

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.

**NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 20V813000
- Manufacturer's number: 990141
- Manufacturer: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
- Reported: 2020\-12\-28
- Owners notified: 2021\-01\-20
- Component: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:GEARS
- Units potentially affected: 2285

## What is wrong

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA \(Yamaha\) is recalling certain 2016\-2020 Yamaha FJR13A and FJR13AE motorcycles.  The second gear of the transmission can crack and break under high speed loads.


## What can happen

A broken gear can cause the transmission and rear wheel to lock causing a loss of control and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, reprogram the Engine Control Unit \(ECU\) and replace the main axle and drive axle assemblies, free of charge.  The recall began January 20, 2021.  Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1\-800\-962\-7926.  Yamaha's number for this recall is 990141.  Note: Owners are advised not to operate their motorcycle until the repairs have been performed.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-06
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2285
- Reported remedied: 1916 \(83%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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

- [2016 YAMAHA FJR1300](/makes/yamaha/fjr1300/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 YAMAHA FJR1300](/makes/yamaha/fjr1300/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 YAMAHA FJR1300](/makes/yamaha/fjr1300/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 YAMAHA FJR1300](/makes/yamaha/fjr1300/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 YAMAHA FJR1300](/makes/yamaha/fjr1300/2020/recalls.md)

## 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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