NHTSA Campaign 11V340000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 11V340000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.
YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA filed the report for 11V340000 with NHTSA on June 27, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V340000, NHTSA lists up to 260 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 31, 2011 and April 30, 2011.
The 11V340000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V340000 were scheduled from August 22, 2011, 56 days after the report.
11V340000 covers 1 model from Yamaha, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 11V340000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V340000 ranks 2 of 2 YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- YAMAHA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 2011 THROUGH APRIL 2011. THE BRAKE LIGHT MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER IS APPLIED BECAUSE THE ACTIVATING MECHANISM IN THE FRONT BRAKE SWITCH CAN BIND.
- The risk
- WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR APPLIES ONLY THE FRONT BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHT MAY NOT COME ON TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- YAMAHA DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FRONT BRAKE SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 22, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-962-7926.
Reported June 27, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V340000 (1)
Yamaha (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V340000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 27, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted