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Yamaha YZFR1 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 114 owner complaints across 13 model years of the Yamaha YZFR1 (1998–2015). The most-complained-about year is 2007.

2
safety recalls, all years
114
owner complaints, all years
2009
year with most recalls
2007
year with most complaints

Pick your Yamaha YZFR1 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2015 Yamaha YZFR114
2013 Yamaha YZFR111
2012 Yamaha YZFR110
2011 Yamaha YZFR110
2010 Yamaha YZFR110
2009 Yamaha YZFR112
2008 Yamaha YZFR103
2007 Yamaha YZFR1090
2006 Yamaha YZFR102
2005 Yamaha YZFR106
2003 Yamaha YZFR101
1999 Yamaha YZFR102
1998 Yamaha YZFR103

What Yamaha YZFR1 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 114 complaints with NHTSA. The 2007 model year has the most, with 90.

All Yamaha YZFR1 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Yamaha YZFR1, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Manual transmission (power train) Do not drive

    NHTSA 15V802000 Reported 2,921 vehicles potentially affected Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA

    Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2015 YZFR1, YZFR1C, YZFR1MF and YZFR1MFC motorcycles manufactured August 1, 2014, to June 1, 2015. The affected motorcycles have transmission gears that may fail.

    Remedy: Yamaha has notified owners, and dealers will replace the transmission assembly with an improved one, free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2015. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926.…

    Model years: 2015

  2. Headlights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 14V044000 Reported 24,000 vehicles potentially affected Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA

    Yamaha Motor Corporation USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 YZFR1 motorcycles manufactured October 2008 through August 2013 and 2012-2013 XTZ12 motorcycles manufactured October 2011 through August 2013. In the affected motorcycles, use of the headlight may generate enough heat to cause the bulb connections to expand,…

    Remedy: Yamaha will notify owners and dealers will replace the headlight socket, free of charge. The recall began on March 10, 2014. Owners may contact Yamaha at 1-800-962-7926.

    Model years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

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.