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Yamaha YZFR6L Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 33 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Yamaha YZFR6L (1999–2002). The most-complained-about year is 2002.

1
safety recalls, all years
33
owner complaints, all years
1999
year with most recalls
2002
year with most complaints

Pick your Yamaha YZFR6L model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2002 Yamaha YZFR6L027
2001 Yamaha YZFR6L02
2000 Yamaha YZFR6L13
1999 Yamaha YZFR6L11

What Yamaha YZFR6L owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 33 complaints with NHTSA. The 2002 model year has the most, with 27.

All Yamaha YZFR6L recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Yamaha YZFR6L, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Unknown or other

    NHTSA 00V076000 Reported 17,146 vehicles potentially affected YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA

    Vehicle description: motorcycles. The screws holding the sidestand switch can loosen and fall out due to engine heat and vibration. If this happens, the sidestand switch would not function correctly, so it would be possible to ride the motorcycle with the sidestand in the down position.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the screws holding the sidestand switch.

    Model years: 1999, 2000

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.