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Yamaha MT-09 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 9 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Yamaha MT-09 (2021–2025). The most-complained-about year is 2023.

2
safety recalls, all years
9
owner complaints, all years
2021
year with most recalls
2023
year with most complaints

Pick your Yamaha MT-09 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2025 Yamaha MT-0912
2024 Yamaha MT-0912
2023 Yamaha MT-0913
2022 Yamaha MT-0921
2021 Yamaha MT-0921

What Yamaha MT-09 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA. The 2023 model year has the most, with 3.

All Yamaha MT-09 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Yamaha MT-09, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Throttle position sensor (tps) (vehicle speed control) and software (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 25V248000 Reported 216 vehicles potentially affected Pure Sports Distributing Inc.

    Pure Sports Distributing Inc. (Yamaha of Hawaii) is recalling certain 2022 MT-09 Tracer GT, 2021-2025 MT-09 SP, 2021-2025 MT-09, 2022-2023 and 2025 MT-10 SP, 2022-2024 MT-10 and 2022-2024 XSR900 motorcycles. The brushes inside the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) may slide excessively due to improper ECU programming, possibly causing…

    Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the engine control unit (ECU) software and replace the TPS, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 6, 2025. Owners may contact Yamaha of Hawaii customer service at…

    Model years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

  2. Software (engine and engine cooling) Do not drive

    NHTSA 22V130000 Reported 3,594 vehicles potentially affected Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA

    Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2021-2022 MT-09, MT-09 SP, and MTT9GT (Tracer 9 GT) motorcycles. Improper electronic control unit (ECU) programming may limit the throttle response, cause an engine stall, or fail to illuminate the engine warning light when a system error occurs.

    Remedy: Owners should not operate their motorcycle, other than to take it to a dealer, until the remedy is performed. Dealers will reprogram the ECU, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2022.…

    Model years: 2021, 2022

Other Yamaha models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.