Campaign 22V-130Do not drive

Improper electronic control unit (ECU) programming may limit the throttle response, cause an engine stall, or fail to illuminate the engine…

Defect summary

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2021-2022 MT-09, MT-09 SP, and MTT9GT (Tracer 9 GT) motorcycles. Improper electronic control unit (ECU) programming may limit the throttle response, cause an engine stall, or fail to illuminate the engine warning light when a system error occurs.

Consequence

Limited throttle response, engine stall, or a missing warning light can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Owners should not operate their motorcycle, other than to take it to a dealer, until the remedy is performed. Dealers will reprogram the ECU, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2022. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-866-894-1626. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990158.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 22V130000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about engine and cooling on these vehicles: 1, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 22V-130
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Yamaha	MT-09	2021 to 2022	1
Yamaha	Tracer 9 GT	2021 to 2022	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

25V-778 Nov 12, 2025
Camshaft retainer bolt may loosen and not properly secure the camshaft, resulting in an engine stall
21V-865 Nov 5, 2021
Engine Control Unit (ECU) programming installed under Recall 20V-813 (990141), that was designed to prevent gear damage, may prevent the engine…
21V-806 Oct 15, 2021
Engine case may leak oil onto the rear tire
21V-251 Apr 9, 2021
Primary sheave nut may loosen and fall off
20V-277 May 15, 2020
Cylinder head nuts may not have been tightened properly and could loosen, allowing coolant to foul the spark plug
20V-212 Apr 9, 2020
Oil passageway in the engine side cover may not be properly manufactured, possibly blocking lubricating oil to the engine