THE VEHICLE, A 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE, INSTANTLY LOST ALL POWER, THE ENGINE QUIT AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WENT DEAD, LEAVING ME WITH NO WAY TO SIGNAL MY NEED TO MOVE OFF OF THE ROADWAY IMMEDIATELY. WITHIN THE FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED TWICE, MOMENTARILY. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CORRODED ELECTR…
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THE VEHICLE, A 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE, INSTANTLY LOST ALL POWER, THE ENGINE QUIT AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WENT DEAD, LEAVING ME WITH NO WAY TO SIGNAL MY NEED TO MOVE OFF OF THE ROADWAY IMMEDIATELY. WITHIN THE FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED TWICE, MOMENTARILY. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CORRODED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION UNDER THE FRONT LEFT OF THE FUEL TANK AND WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HELP FROM POSTS ON FJRFORUM.COM CONTAINING NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10360312
12,500 miles · Aug 12, 2010
Electrical System
INTERMITTENT STALLING AND ERRATIC,RANDOM ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO A NO RUN CONDITION. WITH INFORMATION LEARNED FROM OTHER MOTORCYCLE OWNERS OF THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL MOTORCYCLE WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM,DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BURNED WIRING HARNESS GROUND SPIDER CONNECTION. BURNED SECTION CUT OFF AND DISCARD…
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INTERMITTENT STALLING AND ERRATIC,RANDOM ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO A NO RUN CONDITION. WITH INFORMATION LEARNED FROM OTHER MOTORCYCLE OWNERS OF THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL MOTORCYCLE WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM,DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BURNED WIRING HARNESS GROUND SPIDER CONNECTION. BURNED SECTION CUT OFF AND DISCARDED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10349031
38,000 miles · Aug 5, 2010
Electrical System
VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND VEHICLE STALLED AS IT WAS BEING PARKED. WOULD NOT RESTART. SEVERAL INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD SIMULTANEOUSLY. SUSPECTED A DEAD SHORT IN ELECTRIC SYSTEM. SEVEN KNOWN GROUND BLOCKS IN THE WIRING HARNESS WERE EXAMINED AND DETECTED SHORT CIRCUIT AND OVERHEA…
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VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND VEHICLE STALLED AS IT WAS BEING PARKED. WOULD NOT RESTART. SEVERAL INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD SIMULTANEOUSLY. SUSPECTED A DEAD SHORT IN ELECTRIC SYSTEM. SEVEN KNOWN GROUND BLOCKS IN THE WIRING HARNESS WERE EXAMINED AND DETECTED SHORT CIRCUIT AND OVERHEATED TERMINALS IN S4 GROUND BLOCK. ATTEMPTED TO JUMPER THE BLOCK TO A FRAME GROUND POINT AND THAT RESULTED IN A SUCCESSFUL RESTART OF THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE JUMPER WAS ONLY TEMPORARY COULD NOT BE PERMANENTLY ATTACHED, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. HAD GROUND BLOCK FAILED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CRASHED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10347411
32,328 miles · Jan 4, 2010
Electrical System
STARTING IN MID 2009, THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300A MOTORCYCLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY FLICKER OFF AND ON. ON DECEMBER 21ST, 2009 THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE RIDING HOME FROM WORK IN THE DARK! PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A GROUNDING CONNECTION ABOVE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT THAT HAD CORRODED AND OVERHEATED THE CONNECTO…
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STARTING IN MID 2009, THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300A MOTORCYCLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY FLICKER OFF AND ON. ON DECEMBER 21ST, 2009 THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE RIDING HOME FROM WORK IN THE DARK! PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A GROUNDING CONNECTION ABOVE THE LEFT HEADLIGHT THAT HAD CORRODED AND OVERHEATED THE CONNECTOR AND SPIDER INSERT. THE FAULTY CONNECTOR WAS REMOVED AND THE WIRES WERE SOLDERED TOGETHER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10298043
26,542 miles · Nov 27, 2008
Electrical System
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTING IN A COMPLETE AND TOTAL SHUT DOWN OF THE MOTORCYCLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN TRAFFIC. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10250002
11,500 miles · Oct 30, 2008
Electrical System
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A SHORTAGE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRE…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA FJR1300. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A SHORTAGE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,500. UPDATED 11/14/08. *LJ UPDATED 11/18/08.*JB
NHTSA ODI #10247241
13,454 miles · Oct 28, 2008
Electrical System
IGNITION FAILURE ON YAMAHA 2007 FJR. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10246962
9,555 miles · Sep 19, 2008
Electrical System
2007 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE, FAILED IGNITION SWITCH. 9,755 MILES ON MOTORCYCLE. FOUND HISTORY OF IGNITION FAILURE ON INTERNET SITE, YET DEALERS DENY ANY SUCH THING. FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10242927
10,800 miles · Sep 16, 2008
Electrical System
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. KEY MUST BE "JIGGLED" TO TURN ON MOTORCYCLE. THE KEY MUST BE IN BETWEEN ON AND OFF TO START THE BIKE. AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE KEY CAN BE TURN TO THE FULL ON POSITION. THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST SURFACED THIS WEEK. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10242430
39,000 miles · Sep 4, 2008
Electrical System
SHUT OFF BIKE TO FILL WITH GAS. WHEN DONE FILLING,TURNED KEY TO "ON" POSITION AND NOTHING HAPPENED. BIKE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. TRIED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH SAME RESULT. HAD TO GET TOWED TO YAMAHA DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED IGNITION SWITCH. CONTACTS INSIDE WERE MELTED. *TR
YAMAHA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 2006, THROUGH MARCH 2009. THE GROUND JOINT CONNECTOR OF THE WIRE HARNESS COULD OVERHEAT AND BECOME DEFORMED, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN INTERMITTENT GROUND WIRE CONNECTION. IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT PROPERLY GROUNDED, THE IGNITION SYSTEM AND/OR OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS COULD MALFUNCTION, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE MOTORCYCLE STALLS WHILE BEING RIDDEN, THERE COULD BE A CRASH RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH.
Remedy: YAMAHA DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL WIRE SUB-LEAD OR, IF THE GROUND JOINT CONNECTOR HAS ALREADY BEEN DAMAGED FROM OVERHEATING, DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW MAIN WIRE HARNESS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 8, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-962-7926.
YAMAHA IS RECALLING 9,300 MY 2006-2009 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLES. THE INTERNAL SWITCH WIRING COULD BECOME DISCONNECTED. IF THIS OCCURS ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLOW WILL BE STOPPED AND THE ENGINE COULD STALL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE ENGINE STALLS, THE OPERATOR MAY BE UNABLE TO START OR RESTART THE ENGINE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 16, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-962-7926.
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