The 2013 Yamaha Yzfr1 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 24,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the exterior lighting. Last updated July 5, 2026.
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…
Consequence
A headlight failure reduces the rider's ability to see clearly and the motorcycle's visibility to oncoming traffic, increasing the risk of a crash.
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.
Complaints by component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
Total complaints1
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2013 yamaha yzfr1. The contact stated he noticed his motorcycle headlights were out, during replacement of head lights bulbs the contact stated he noticed that the bulb inside the socket was completely melted. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 14v044000 (exterior…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 Yamaha Yzfr1 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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