Yamaha R6 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 1 owner complaint across 2 model years of the Yamaha R6 (2015–2016). The most-complained-about year is 2016.
Pick your Yamaha R6 model year
- 2015
- 2016
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 Yamaha R6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Yamaha R6 | 1 | 0 |
What Yamaha R6 owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2016 model year has the most, with 1.
All Yamaha R6 recalls (1)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Yamaha R6, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Manual transmission (power train)
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2015 FJ-09 (FJ09F/FC), FZ-09 (FZ09F/FC), FZ6R (FZ6RF/FC), Super Tenere (XTZ12F/FC), Super Tenere ES (XTZ12EF/EFC), and R6 (YZF-R6) motorcycles manufactured September 1, 2014, to November 17, 2014. The affected motorcycles may have an incorrectly manufactured shift…
Remedy: Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shift shaft assembly with a new one, free of charge. The recall began on April 6, 2015. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926.
Model years: 2015
Other Yamaha models
- Road Star317 complaints
- Yamaha184 complaints
- FJR1300138 complaints
- Road Star Warrior117 complaints
- YZFR1114 complaints
- Bolt86 complaints
- Road Star Silverado76 complaints
- YZF-R161 complaints
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.