2005 Yamaha YZF-R1: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2005 Yamaha YZF-R1. The newest campaign is 09V360000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Sep 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 09V360000, in the NHTSA record
Yamaha will notify owners and replace the throttle position sensor free of charge. The safety recall began on october 7, 2009. Owners may contact yamaha at 1-714-761-7300.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 39,937 units in total.
09V360000Received . 180 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Yamaha is recalling certain model year 2005 motorcycles manufactured between october 2004 and april 2005. The throttle position sensor can fail.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Failure of the throttle position sensor could cause the engine to stall which could result in a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Yamaha will notify owners and replace the throttle position sensor free of charge. The safety recall began on october 7, 2009. Owners may contact yamaha at 1-714-761-7300.
Report filed by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
06V371000Received . 39,757 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motorcycles, an improperly designed throttle position sensor could cause an intermittently unstable idle when the engine is at idling speed when the motorcycle is stopped or during low-speed operations. The engine could stall as a result.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the engine stalls after the operator disengages the clutch in a low gear while riding, the rear tire might slip momentarily if the operator abruptly re-engages the clutch. This could result in a crash with injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the throttle position sensor free of charge. The recall began on october 16, 2006. Owners may contact yamaha at 1-888-88-yamaha.
Report filed by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA. Manufacturer campaign number M2006-016R. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
3 complaints, 4 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 25 Sep 2017
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE06020 | Preliminary evaluation | MOTORCYCLE STALLING | Fuel System, Other / Fuel Injection System | 23 May 2006 | 5 Oct 2006 | 06V371000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 20010
- 20020
- 20030
- 20041
- 20052
- 20060
- 20110
- 20150
- 20200
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2005 Yamaha YZF-R1The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2005 Yamaha YZF-R1: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/yamaha/yzf-r1/2005/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2005 Yamaha YZF-R1?
- 39,937 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Yamaha YZF-R1 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Yamaha YZF-R1, model years 2001 to 2020. 2 of them name the 2005 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Yamaha YZF-R1 name most often?
- Fuel System, Gasoline: 1 of 4 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Yamaha YZF-R1 open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.