The 2014 Yamaha Fz09 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 5,300 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2014 Yamaha FZ09 motorcycles manufactured August 1, 2013, to August 29, 2014. The affected motorcycles may have a headlight harness that is too short and when the handlebars are turned fully to the left or right the harness may break near the…
Consequence
If the harness breaks or the coupler detaches from the headlight, the headlight will go out, reducing the rider's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will install a sub-harness to lengthen the headlight harness, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on September 22, 2014. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926.
Complaints by component
ENGINE
8
POWER TRAIN
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
SUSPENSION
1
Total complaints17
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Campaign 014-550 "wire harness too short". "dealer to install jumper harness". This work was performed but I have an intermittent headlight issue. Dealer & yamaha state "they can do nothing unless the headlight is out when they have the vehicle". I am left to ride this bike with a headlight that…”
“Front brake locked up and applying also caused brake lever to go all the way to the handle bar when going out for first ride this year.”
“After only 7000 miles the clutch basket cracked, broke, and defected in spectacular fashion. This caused the gears to slip, more damage to be done internal to the clutch system and great cost. The problem was noted while driving. During acceleration, the motorcycle's engine would rev through the…”
“After only 7000 miles the clutch basket cracked, broke, and defected in spectacular fashion. This caused the gears to slip, more damage to be done internal to the clutch system and great cost. The problem was noted while driving. During acceleration, the motorcycle's engine would rev through the…”
“This is the second stock cam chain tensioner replacement that I have had done on this bike. The repair was done by malcolm smith motorsports in riverside ca. The cct fails. Resulting in a lose cam chain, causing a lot of noise. If the cam chain skips a tooth, it can cause catastrophic engine…”
“I wanna say I love this bike and will continue driving and trying to fix it.my 2014 fz09 has 5000 miles on it and when I down shift in traffic or anywhere the bike dies the tire will sometimes lock up if I don't catch the problem in time.. I'm trying to get others that are on the fz forums to…”
“I wanna say I love this bike and will continue driving and trying to fix it.my 2014 fz09 has 5000 miles on it and when I down shift in traffic or anywhere the bike dies the tire will sometimes lock up if I don't catch the problem in time.. I'm trying to get others that are on the fz forums to…”
“I wanna say I love this bike and will continue driving and trying to fix it.my 2014 fz09 has 5000 miles on it and when I down shift in traffic or anywhere the bike dies the tire will sometimes lock up if I don't catch the problem in time.. I'm trying to get others that are on the fz forums to…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2014 Yamaha Fz09 as of
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