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Yamaha YZF-R1 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 61 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Yamaha YZF-R1 (2001–2020). The most-complained-about year is 2004.

2
safety recalls, all years
61
owner complaints, all years
2005
year with most recalls
2004
year with most complaints

Pick your Yamaha YZF-R1 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2020 Yamaha YZF-R101
2015 Yamaha YZF-R107
2011 Yamaha YZF-R102
2006 Yamaha YZF-R108
2005 Yamaha YZF-R123
2004 Yamaha YZF-R1137
2003 Yamaha YZF-R101
2002 Yamaha YZF-R101
2001 Yamaha YZF-R101

What Yamaha YZF-R1 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 61 complaints with NHTSA. The 2004 model year has the most, with 37.

All Yamaha YZF-R1 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Yamaha YZF-R1, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 09V360000 Reported 180 vehicles potentially affected YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA

    Yamaha is recalling certain model year 2005 motorcycles manufactured between october 2004 and april 2005. The throttle position sensor can fail.

    Remedy: 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.

    Model years: 2005

  2. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 06V371000 Reported 39,757 vehicles potentially affected YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA

    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.

    Remedy: 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.

    Model years: 2004, 2005

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.