IllustrationSUDDEN FAILURE OF IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED MOTORCYCLE TO STOP RUNNING. THE FAILURE KILLS ALL ELECTRICAL ASPECTS OF BIKE. HAVE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. *TR
2006 Yamaha FJR1300A
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- Electrical System. Review the 39 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
47 reports1. 2006 YAMAHA FJR1300A, WHILE RIDING THE BIKE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY AS IF THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED, BIKE STALLED AND FELL OVER. 2.OCCURRED ONCE, BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO GET TRUCK AND TRAILER TO PICK ME UP AND TOOK TO DEALER. 3.NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND HARNESS WAS PUT ON IT. *TR
THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2006 FJR1300 IS DEFECTIVE. IT WILL PERIDODICALLY NOT TURN ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO START THE MOTORCYCLE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE FJR FORUM. *TR
I WENT TO START MY MOTORCYCLE IN THE GARAGE AND IT HAD NO POWER. I AM AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN. I TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. I DISASSEMBLED THE SWITCH AND FOUND THAT THE SOLDER JOINT ON ONE OF THE POWER WIRES HAD MELTED, AND THERE WAS HEAT DAMAGE TO THE CONTACTS INSIDE THE SWITCH. I RE-SOLD…
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I WENT TO START MY MOTORCYCLE IN THE GARAGE AND IT HAD NO POWER. I AM AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN. I TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. I DISASSEMBLED THE SWITCH AND FOUND THAT THE SOLDER JOINT ON ONE OF THE POWER WIRES HAD MELTED, AND THERE WAS HEAT DAMAGE TO THE CONTACTS INSIDE THE SWITCH. I RE-SOLDERED THE WIRES, CLEANED THE CONTACTS, AND REASSEMBLED THE SWITCH. I AM STILL USING THIS SWITCH, BUT I SUSPECT IT MAY FAIL AGAIN DUE TO THE NUMBER OF OTHER FAILURES THAT HAVE BEEN OCCURRING LATELY, AS LISTED ON FJRFORUM.COM. *TR
2006 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE. 11300 MILES ON IT. TRAVELING ON ROAD AT 50 MPH. ABRUPTLY THERE WAS A TOTAL SHUT DOWN OF MOTOR AND ELECTRICS. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED FAILURE PUBLISHED ON THE FJR FORUM. THE SOLDER JOINT HOLDING THE BROWN IGNITION WIRE TO THE BOARD IN THE SWITCH COMES FREE AND IT IS SAME AS TURNING T…
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2006 YAMAHA FJR1300 MOTORCYCLE. 11300 MILES ON IT. TRAVELING ON ROAD AT 50 MPH. ABRUPTLY THERE WAS A TOTAL SHUT DOWN OF MOTOR AND ELECTRICS. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED FAILURE PUBLISHED ON THE FJR FORUM. THE SOLDER JOINT HOLDING THE BROWN IGNITION WIRE TO THE BOARD IN THE SWITCH COMES FREE AND IT IS SAME AS TURNING THE SWITCH OFF. THIS WOULD BE AND MAYBE HAS BEEN A DEADLY SITUATION IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC. WITH THE SURPRISE WHEN IT HAPPENS AND THE DEAD MOTOR CAUSING THE BIKE TO SLOW VERY QUICKLY COULD CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. ON A MOTORCYCLE THAT ANT GOOD. A FACTORY RECALL IS URGENTLY NEEDED TO REPLACE THESE SWITCHES WITH A UPDATED ONE. A NEW SWITCH WILL BE ORDERED BY DEALER BUT WILL IT DO THE SAME THING? WILL I BE THIS LUCKY AGAIN? *TR
WHILE GAINING SPEED UP ON RAMP TO THE FREEWAY ALL POWER SHUT DOWN ON THE BIKE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND CYCLED THE IGNITION SWITCH. I THEN WIGGLED WIRES BELOW THE SWITCH AND WAS ABLE TO START THE BIKE. IT DIED THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE I REACHED HOME. EACH TIME MOVING THE WIRES WOULD ALLOW POWER TO RETURN. *TR
06 YAMAHA FJR 1300 IGNITION FAILURE, WHILE PARKED,NO ACCIDENT . THEN BIKE STARTED. HAS REPEATED FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES OVER LAST FEW DAYS.. BIKE IN YAMAHA SHOP NOW BEING CHECKED. BIKE HAS APPOX.16,800 MILES ON IT. *TR
2006 YAMAHA FJRA. TURNED KEY ON, NOTHING. AFTER READING THE COMMENTS ON IGNITION FAILURE, CALLED AAA TO HAVE MY '06FJRA TOWED TO THE YAMAHA DEALER. THE YAMAHA DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED ON IGNITION AND WAS TOLD "THERE'S NONE IN THE COUNTRY". HE HAD NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO GET THE PART. INDICATED THAT THIS IS A WI…
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2006 YAMAHA FJRA. TURNED KEY ON, NOTHING. AFTER READING THE COMMENTS ON IGNITION FAILURE, CALLED AAA TO HAVE MY '06FJRA TOWED TO THE YAMAHA DEALER. THE YAMAHA DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED ON IGNITION AND WAS TOLD "THERE'S NONE IN THE COUNTRY". HE HAD NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO GET THE PART. INDICATED THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH ALL YEARS OF THE FJR. *TR
LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTORCYCLE AS I WAS ACCELERATING UP A HILL WITH A CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME CAUSING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE BY NORTH COUNTRY POWERSPORTS IN RANGELY MAINE. *TR
1.DURING A CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP, IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AFTER REFUELING MOTORCYCLE. 2.FIRST TIME, STRANDED 1200 MILES FROM HOME. 3.BIKE TOWED BY TOWING SERVICE TO DEALER 50 MILES AWAY. BY PASSED SWITCH, INSTALLED TOGGLE SWITCHES, TOGGLE SWITCH FAILED ON LAST DAY OF TRIP WHILE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. REMOVE SWITCH…
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1.DURING A CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP, IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AFTER REFUELING MOTORCYCLE. 2.FIRST TIME, STRANDED 1200 MILES FROM HOME. 3.BIKE TOWED BY TOWING SERVICE TO DEALER 50 MILES AWAY. BY PASSED SWITCH, INSTALLED TOGGLE SWITCHES, TOGGLE SWITCH FAILED ON LAST DAY OF TRIP WHILE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. REMOVE SWITCH, TWISTED WIRES TOGETHER AND CAME ON HOME. *TR
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
2EA08025 · Motorcycle Stalling - Electrical
Opened Nov 21, 2008 · Closed Jan 9, 2009
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:ignition:switch
ODI IS AWARE OF AT LEAST 45 ALLEGATIONS OF FJR1300 ENGINE STALLING WHILE UNDERWAY DUE TO AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE.IN SOME INSTANCES, CYCLING THE SWITCH WILL ALLOW RE-START.FJRFORUM.COM HAS NUMEROUS THREADS ALLEGING THE SAME ISSUE.SHORTLY AFTER OPENING THIS EA, AND BEFORE RECEIVING A RELATED INFORMATION REQUEST FROM US, YAMAHA DECIDED TO CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL (09V-002) TO INSTALL NEW IGNITION SWITCHES IN ALL MY 2006-8 AND EARLY MY 2009 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLES.WITH THAT DECISION, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
PE08048 · Motorcycle Stalling - Electrical
Opened Aug 8, 2008 · Closed Nov 21, 2008
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:ignition:switch
ODI IS AWARE OF AT LEAST 45 ALLEGATIONS OF FJR1300 ENGINE STALLING WHILE UNDERWAY DUE TO AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE.IN SOME INSTANCES, CYCLING THE SWITCH WILL ALLOW RE-START.FJRFORUM.COM HAS NUMEROUS THREADS ALLEGING THE SAME ISSUE.TO GATHER MORE FOCUSED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SUBJECT, WE ARE UPGRADING THIS PE TO AN EA (EA08-025).