The 2000 Yamaha Yzfr6l has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 17,146 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
UNKNOWN OR OTHER00V0760002000-03-1317,146 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
THIS CONDITION WOULD INCREASE THE RISK THAT THE SIDESTAND COULD HIT THE GROUND DURING A TURN, WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SCREWS HOLDING THE SIDESTAND SWITCH.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
3
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I have a 2000 yamaha r6, and I have had motorcycyles my whole life. My bike has only 10,000 miles and the second gear in the transmission is slipping. Yamaha claims that this is due to users improperly shifting. But this is just a lie to cover up that the bike is improperly designed or built so…”
“2nd gear slippage on a 00' yamaha r6. *ak”
“As with many other owners of the yamaha r6 I have experienced premature failure with the motorcycles transmission with only 11,000 miles on the bike. When under acceleration in 2nd gear the bike will jump out of gear and slip. I view this to be a safety hazard for many as hundreds of these…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Yamaha Yzfr6l as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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