Model year

2006 Yamaha FJR1300A

Motorcycle, gasoline, built in Japan. Owner complaints on file from Aug 4, 2006 to Aug 19, 2016.

Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints4723.5 times the median 2006 motorcycle
Severity index4.32006 motorcycles average 7.2
First 24 months8Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2006 Yamaha FJR1300A peaked in 2008, with 19 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

051015202006200819201020122014201620182020202220242026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

83% of complaints about the 2006 Yamaha FJR1300A name electrical system

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Electrical system
39
Lighting
4
Engine and cooling
3
Fuel system
2
Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

No recall campaign lists the 2006 Yamaha FJR1300A

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2006 Yamaha FJR1300A

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

47 complaints on file, page 1 of 3.

  1. Filed Aug 19, 2016Failure Aug 12, 201658,000 milesSalt Lake City, UTExterior lighting

    BIKE LOST HEADLIGHTS (AGAIN). I'VE HAD ELECTRICAL FIXES UNDER RECALL AND THIS CONTINUES. HAD IGNITION REPLACED, GROUND FAULT WORK DONE, ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED AND NOW IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED AGAIN WITHOUT LIGHTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO LOSE YOUR HEADLIGHTS. ITS A KNOWN RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH THIS BIKE. HIGH BEAM INDICATOR STAYS ON, STRANGE FLASHING TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS REMAIN ON, NO WINDSHIELD MOTOR CONTROL, NO HEADLIGHTS, NO HIGH OR LOW BEAM. YAMAHA NEEDS TO COME UP WITH PROPER FIX FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. A QUICK READ ON THE FJR1300 FORUM SHOWS THIS RECURRENT PROBLEM IS HITTING MANY.

    NHTSA complaint 10897141
  2. Filed Mar 2, 2016Failure Feb 17, 201692,000 milesCerritos, CAElectrical system

    I COMMUTE ON MY MOTORCYCLE NEARLY EVERY DAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS IS THE REASON I HAVE A MOTORCYCLE. MY WORK START TIME IS AT 5:30AM SO I COMMUTE TO WORK IN THE DARK YEAR ROUND. I ALSO TRAVEL A SECTION OF ROAD THAT TAKES ME THROUGH A 6 MILE CANYON THAT HAS NO STREET LIGHTING SO THE ROAD IS COMPLETELY DARK AND HAS MANY TURNS WHILE TRAVELING AT NEAR THE 65MPH SPEED LIMIT. TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE TRAVELING THIS SECTION I FLIPPED THE HEADLIGHT BRIGHTS SWITCH WHICH CAUSED MY HEADLIGHTS TO GO COMPLETELY OUT. FLIPPING THE SWITCH BACK TO NORMAL LIGHTS DID NOT TURN THEM BACK ON. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES DURING DOWN THE CANYON AND TWICE MORE UNTIL I GOT TO WORK. I WAS VERY LUCKY I DIDN'T CRASH OR GET INJURED. LUCKILY, A CAR WAS POSITIONED A LITTLE AHEAD OF ME WHICH ALLOWED ME TO KNOW WHERE THE ROAD WAS DUE TO THE CAR'S TAIL LIGHTS. I WAS ABLE TO RIDE HOME IN THE DAYLIGHT. I TESTED THE HEADLIGHTS AT HOME AND FOUND THAT A RELAY WAS BUZZING SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE CAUSE. UNFORTUNATELY, SWAPPING FOR A DIFFERENT RELAY DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I EVENTUALLY LOCATED A CONNECTOR WITH A SPIDER GROUNDING POLE THAT HAD A BURNT MARK. TAKING IT APART SHOWED THE CAUSED. ONE OF THE WIRES NO LONGER HAD GOOD CONTACT DUE TO AN OVERLOAD OF THE CONNECTOR. I'M ATTACHING A PICTURE. THERE'S A RECALL DUE TO ANOTHER ONE OF THESE CONNECTORS AND IT WAS COMPLETED A WHILE AGO. MY RECENT ISSUE IS NOT ADDRESSED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V-338. MY FAULTY CONNECTOR IS S6 NOT THE S4 FROM THE RECALL. I'VE READ THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE SAME CONNECTOR AND IF FUTURE RIDERS HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS MINE WE ARE CERTAINLY LOOKING AT A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

    NHTSA complaint 10839359
  3. Filed Feb 23, 2014Failure Feb 19, 201430,265 milesMidland, TXElectrical system, Exterior lighting

    HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING AS THIS OCCURRED WHILE UNDERWAY AT NIGHT. THE DEFECT OCCURRED IN WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE S6 SPIDER - A SPIDER BEING A GROUND WIRE COLLECTOR CIRCUIT ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER SPIDER FAILURES, BUT THE SPIDER AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT AMONG THE ONES DEALT WITH. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10565508
  4. Filed Nov 11, 2013Failure Oct 16, 2012120,000 milesMyrtlebeach, SCExterior lighting

    HAD THE RECALL DONE ON THIS BIKE PER THE RECALL LETTER. ON OCT 18 2012 LOST ALL LIGHTS...WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET BIKE HOME FOUND A GROUND CONNECTOR HAD MELTED. THE FIX BY YAMAHA DO NOT (THE BIKE NEEDS A NEW WIRE HARNESS NOT A JUMPER. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10551742
  5. Filed May 30, 2012Failure May 26, 201258,000 milesTrenton, OHElectrical system, Exterior lighting

    RIDING IN WESTERN VIRGINIA, ON A WARM SATURDAY AFTERNOON, I NOTICED MY TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE BOTH ON, AND FLASHED WEIRDLY WHEN I USED THEM. I ALSO LOST THE ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE WINDSHIELD, AND DISCOVERED WHEN I STOPPED THAT I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. THIS WAS PAINFUL BECAUSE THE RIDE I WAS ON INVOLVED A LOT OF NIGHT TIME RIDING. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED DURING THE DAY AND I WAS ABLE TO USE MY AUXILIARY LIGHTS THAT NIGHT. UPON DIS-ASSEMBLY, A GROUND SPIDER (S6) UNDER THE NOSE OF THE BIKE, NOT COVERED OR INSPECTED BY THE CURRENT RECALL WAS BURNED TO A CRISP. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD HAD I LOST MY LIGHTS AT SPEED, AT NIGHT ON A TWISTY MOUNTAIN ROAD. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10460091
  6. Filed Jun 5, 2011Failure Aug 3, 201078,000 milesPueblo, COElectrical system

    AUG. 3RD 2010 WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON CA 101 AT ABOUT 4:00 PM IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC , THE ENGINE STOPPED DEAD. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST YAMAHA SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A BAD GROUND CONNECTION(SPYDER). THE CONNECTOR WAS REMOVED AND THE WIRES WERE SOLDERED TOGETHER AT THE YAMAHA DEALERSHIP . I HAVE THE CONNECTOR AND GAVE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP . THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WERE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY FACTOR ( DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT SPEED AND TO HAVE THE ENGINE JUST STOP ). *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10404489
  7. Filed Apr 24, 2011Failure Apr 3, 201141,300 milesHooksett, NHElectrical systemCrash

    TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL WITH FAILURE OF THE MOTORCYCLE GROUNDING HARNESS SYSTEM. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10397242
  8. Filed Apr 3, 2011Failure Mar 4, 201189,460 milesVancouver, WAElectrical system

    MY MOTORCYCLE STOPPED RUNNING TWICE WHILE RIDING DOWN A LOCAL HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE BRIEFLY SHUT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE STARTING BACK UP AND RUNNING NORMALLY. WHEN IT DID SO A NUMBER OF LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OFF, INCLUDING HIGH-BEAM INDICATOR, EMERGENCY FLASHERS, AND THE SPEEDO AND TACH STOPPED WORKING. LATER THE SAME DAY I STOPPED TO FUEL UP AND THE BIKE WOULD NOT START, AND ALL THE SAME DASH LIGHTS WERE ON (EVEN THOUGH THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE NOT FLASHING AND HIGH-BEAMS WERE NOT ON. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED HOME. I LATER REPAIRED IT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS A MELTED GROUND CIRCUIT CONNECTOR, CAUSED BY AN OVERLOAD ON THE CIRCUIT. I REPAIRED IT BY RUNNING AN ADDITIONAL GROUND WIRE TO THE FRAME TO OFFLOAD PART OF THE CURRENT. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10394095
  9. Filed Oct 30, 2010Failure Oct 20, 201037,500 milesPerry Hall, MDElectrical system

    ELECTRICAL POWER CUTOUT. NO POWER TO STARTER, MULTIPLE DASH LIGHTS ON, FLASHING FUEL METER INDICATOR, TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS, ETC. NOT A BURNED OUT FUSE BUT RATHER A FRIED GROUND POINT ON THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS BEING REPORTED VERY OFTEN ON THE FJR FORUM. MY SHOP TOOK PIX AND SENT TO YAMAHA TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO ABOUT IT. GROUND POINT CONNECTOR GETS CORRODED, LOSES GROUND, OVERHEATS AND FRIES CIRCUITS. IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE RIDING, YOU WILL LOSE ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE WILL DIE. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10362995
  10. Filed Sep 28, 2010Failure Sep 25, 201024,340 milesFridley, MNElectrical system

    AFTER STARTING MY MOTORCYCLE FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT DAY, MY WIFE AND I RODE IT .9 MILES WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. I WAS MIDWAY THROUGH A STEEP, DOWNHILL LEFT TURN WHEN I LOST POWER. I STOPPED THE BIKE USING A COMBINATION OF FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. SEVERAL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WERE ILLUMINATED. BOTH TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE LIT WITHOUT FLASHING. THE LCD FUEL GAUGE WAS FLASHING. THE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE BIKE'S HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE HORN DID NOT WORK. THESE SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BEFORE ON FJRFORUM.COM AS I WAS 150 MILES FROM HOME, I MADE A PHONE CALL TO A FRIEND AND ASKED HIM TO GO ON FJRFORUM.COM AND FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. FOLLOWING THE DESCRIPTIONS AND PHOTOS OFFERED ON THE FORUM, I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A MELTED CONNECTOR. IT IS KNOWN AS A "GROUND SPIDER". AFTER REMOVING THE GROUND SPIDER, CLEANING IT AND REINSTALLING IT, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BIKE RUNNING. THE BIKE RAN NORMALLY FOR 4 OR 5 MILES BEFORE THE SAME PROBLEM RETURNED. KNOWING WHAT TO LOOK FOR, I AGAIN PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED THE BIKE TO AGAIN HAVE ACCESS TO THE GROUND SPIDER. THIS TIME, I CUT THE MELTED PLASTIC OFF THE LUGS, EXPOSING THEM AND USED UTILITY WIRE TO BIND THEM TOGETHER. THE BIKE RAN NORMALLY AFTER THAT. I WAS ABLE TO RIDE THE BIKE HOME. I WOULD LIKE YAMAHA TO CORRECT THIS DESIGN FLAW. THE PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED. SOME VERY INTELLIGENT FJR OWNERS HAVE TRIED TO MAKE THE BEST OF THIS SITUATION. YAMAHA COULD EASILY USE THE INFORMATION GENEROUSLY SHARED ON FJRFORUM.COM TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEMATIC WIRING HARNESS. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10358153
  11. Filed Jul 25, 2010Failure Jul 17, 201031,094 milesSearcy, ARElectrical system

    SITTING ON MOTORCYCLE, STARTED MOTOR, BACKED OUT OF GARAGE, PUT KICKSTAND UP AND MOTOR DIED. TRIED TO RESTART, BUT NOTHING WORKED; NO LIGHTS, NO HORN, NO INFORMATION SHOWING IN DISPLAY, NO FLASHER LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. TOOK TO LOCAL MOTORCYCLE DEALER AND AFTER HAVING TO LOOK ON A MOTORCYCLE FORUM ON THE INTERNET FOUND OUT PROBLEM WAS IN ONE OF EIGHT DIFFERENT GROUND SWITCHES LOCATED IN THE WIRING HARNESS. HE CLEANED SWITCH (CANNOT REPLACE INDIVIDUAL GROUNDING SWITCHES) AND GOT BIKE RUNNING AGAIN. MECHANIC STATED IT MAY OCCUR AGAIN AT ANY TIME AND COULD OCCUR WHILE RIDING. ACCORDING TO THE PARTICULAR MOTORCYCLE FORUM, SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR WHILE RIDING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON TO MY PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF MOTORCYCLE. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE; THE MANUFACTURER SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT HAS DONE NOTHING PUBLICLY TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OR ADVISE OWNERS THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10345209
  12. Filed Jul 7, 2010Failure Jul 7, 201050,500 milesOrange, CAElectrical system

    INVESTIGATION OF KNOWN ISSUE WITH OTHER YAMAHA FJR1300S. SPIDER GROUND #4, "S4" SHOWED SIGNS OF A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR IN THE WIRING HARNESS DUE TO OVERHEATING. CONNECTOR IS MELTED AND CORROSION IS PRESENT. FINDING THIS MELTED CONNECTOR BEFORE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE PRECLUDED FAILURE OF THE CONNECTOR WHILE IN MOTION. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I INSTALLED A 'GROUND SHUNT' WIRING HARNESS THAT I MADE TO RE-ROUTE THE GROUND CONNECTORS AWAY FROM THE FACTORY HARNESS WHICH IS OF POOR DESIGN, AND OF WIRE GAUGE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR THE POSSIBLE AMPERAGE OF THE CIRCUIT. MELTED CONNECTOR AND COMMON GROUND INSERT ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10341924
  13. Filed Jul 1, 2010Failure Jun 19, 201030,800 milesIndianapolis, INElectrical system

    GROUND SPIDER FAILURE. 2006 FJR1300 WITH 30,880 MILES ON THE CLOCK, BOUGHT IT USED FROM A LOCAL HONDA DEALER ON 4/8/10. STARTED NOTICING WEIRD HICCUPS LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I FIRST STARTED TO NOTICE PROBLEMS ON THE WAY HOME FROM DEALS GAP, NC WHILE SITTING IN 98 DEGREE RUSH HOUR LOUISVILLE TRAFFIC. BIKE DIED ON ME: TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS LIT UP, GAS GAUGE FLASHED, WINDSHIELD STAYED PUT, NO HEADLIGHT OR TAILLIGHT, NO STARTER BUTTON, NO FANS, NO HORN. PUSHED BIKE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND FIDDLED WITH IT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THINKING IT HAD JUST OVERHEATED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF SITTING AROUND, IT FIRED RIGHT UP. THIS PATTERN HAPPENED TO ME EVERYDAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH. DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHEN THE BIKE DIED ON ME IN A LOW SPEED, PUCKER-INDUCING TURN WITH MY FIANCEE ON THE BACK. DEALER SPENT 7 HOURS OF LABOR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HAD THE CHOICE OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS ($$$$) OR CHANGING AND REWIRING THE GROUNDING BLOCK FOR FREE. I CHOSE OPTION #2. THANK YOU DREYER HONDA FOR PAYING DREYER YAMAHA'S LABOR TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE! IT IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL FROM YAMAHA. AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE, I WAS STRANDED IN TRAFFIC 8 TIMES, DEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TWICE, AND NEARLY WRECKED IN A TURN WITH A PASSENGER DUE TO THE POWER CUTTING OUT. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10340971
  14. Filed Jan 24, 2010Failure Apr 20, 200923,321 milesMedford, ORElectrical system

    THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON A 2006 YAMAHA FJR1300A MODEL. AFTER RIDING MOTORCYCLE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS I STOPPED FOR A MEAL BREAK. WHEN I TRIED TO START MOTORCYCLE IT WOULD NOT RESTART. INSTRUMENTS WERE FLASHING INDICATING AN ELECTRICAL ERROR. MOTORCYCLE NEEDED TO BE TRAILER HOME. UPON INSPECTION BY AN AUTHORIZED YAMAHA DEALER IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN OVERHEATED, MELTING, GROUND JUNCTION IN THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS. YAMAHA CORP. AUTHORIZED A REPLACEMENT OF THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS UNDER POWER THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE SHUT DOWN POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10302106
  15. Filed Jan 10, 2010Failure Jul 15, 200840,000 milesStafford Springs, CTElectrical system

    YAMAHA FJR MOTORCYCLE. MOTORCYCLE ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK OR START. PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL GROUND SPLICE LOCATED NEAR THE LEFT FRONT UPPER CORNER OF THE ENGINE. INSPECTION REVEALED THE ELECTRICAL GROUND, GROUP SPLICE HAD OVERHEATED AND BURNT WITH ASSOCIATED BURNT WIRES. THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS SEVERAL OF THESE TYPES OF ELECTRICAL GROUND SPLICES AND THERE HAVE BEEN INTERNET REPORTS OF MANY FAILURES, NOT ALL OF THEM THE SAME SPLICE I HAD A PROBLEM WITH. THE POTENTIAL DANGER IS AN ENGINE STALL OUT AND OR NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES AT ONCE. THE OTHER POTENTIAL DANGER IS OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE GAS TANK DUE TO THE MELTED AND BURNT WIRES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10298909
  16. Filed Jan 7, 2010Failure Jan 3, 201063,115 milesLauderhill, FLElectrical system

    MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ON MY 2006 YAMAHA FJR -1300A AND THE BIKE DIED WHILE IN MID TURN. THE START BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK, THE LIGHTS WERE ON, EVEN THOUGH THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON, THE GAUGES WERE ERRATIC. I TOOK THE BIKE APART ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TRY AND LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I FOUND A BURNED GROUNDING CONNECTOR. APPARENTLY YAMAHA FEEDS 5 18 GAUGE WIRES INTO A CONNECTOR WITH ONE 18 GAUGE WIRE COMING OUT TO GROUND. THERE ARE SIX OR SEVEN CONNECTIONS LIKE THIS IN THE WIRING HARNESS. CLEANING THE CONNECTIONS WAS A TEMPORARY FIX TO GET ME HOME. I AM NOW LOOKING FOR A BETTER FIX THAT WILL BE PERMANENT. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT SPEED IN THE MOUNTAINS, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10298656
  17. Filed Jan 4, 2010Failure Mar 24, 200924,000 milesHooksett, NHElectrical system

    FAILURE OF GROUNDING COUPLER (SPIDER) CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER WHILE MOTORCYCLE IS IN MOTION. FAILURE CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL (RAIN, DIRT, ETC) FACTORS ENTERING THE COUPLER AND CAUSING CORROSION AND FAILURE TO CONDUCT ELECTRICAL GROUND. MOTORCYCLE IS DISABLED UNTIL COUPLER IS REPAIRED OR WIRING HARNESS IS REPLACED. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10298155
  18. Filed Nov 10, 2009Failure Nov 10, 200929,457 milesBonne Terre, MOElectrical system

    2006 YAMAHA FJR 1300 A. WIRE CONNECTION NEAR FUEL TANK CORRODED AND WAS MELTING. HEADLAMPS QUIT, ALONG WITH HORN, TURN SIGNALS. ENGINE WOULD MISS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN THE LEFT OR RIGHT POSITION. I WAS IN THE DARK, WHEN THE LIGHTS QUIT. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER FJR 1300 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10291767
  19. Filed Oct 13, 2008Failure Oct 11, 200810,812 milesWellsburg, WVElectrical system

    STARTED MOTORCYCLE. WIFE AND I EXITED OUR DRIVEWAY ONTO ROAD. TRAVELED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET DOWN THE ROAD. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE UNDERWAY DUE TO AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. LUCKILY NO INJURIES. TEMPORARILY BYPASSED (HOT WIRED) IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10245268
  20. Filed Oct 9, 2008Failure Oct 6, 200722,000 milesGlendale, AZEngine and engine cooling

    RIDING ON HWY WHEN ALL POWER LOST LEAVING ME IN THE DARK (2 DIFFERENT TIMES). ALMOST RAN OFF ROAD DUE TO INSTANT DARKNESS IN RURAL AREAS. 2 TIMES SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED, WAITING TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN IS VERY DISHEARTENING. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10244964
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

2 NHTSA investigations on file

  • EA08025 Engineering analysis, Electrical system
    MOTORCYCLE STALLING - ELECTRICAL
    Opened Nov 21, 2008, closed Jan 9, 2009 · led to a recall
  • PE08048 Preliminary evaluation, Electrical system
    MOTORCYCLE STALLING - ELECTRICAL
    Opened Aug 8, 2008, closed Nov 21, 2008
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins

4 manufacturer communications cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

  • TB-M-2014-003 Feb 7, 2014 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    YAMAHA MC: WHEN LOOKING FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION, A COMPREHENSIVE INDEX IS PROVIDED REGARDING TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. *PE
  • 2007016 Oct 17, 2007 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE - 2006-2007 FJR1300A/AE -- POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE OCCURS WHEN CHANGING TO A HIGHER OR LOWER ALTITUDE WHILE CRUISING AT A RELATIVELY STEADY SPEED (MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN ALTITUDE CHANGES 3000 FEET OR MORE). *NJ
  • 2006012 Sep 1, 2006 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    ELECTRONIC GEAR SHIFT ACTUATOR/NEW OWNER'S MANUAL. YAMAHA. 2006 FJR13AEV, AEVC. *TT
  • 2006010 Jun 23, 2006 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    INCORRECT DISPLAY OF INSTANTANEOUS FUEL CONSUMPTION. *TT
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.