Model year record
2006 Yamaha FJR1300A recalls & problems
The 2006 Yamaha FJR1300A has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 47 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is electrical system (40 complaints).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 2006 Yamaha FJR1300A.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical systemIgnition › Switch; Ignition | 40 | 22,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting | 4 | 58,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 3 | 21,992 mi |
| Fuel system, gasolineDelivery | 2 | — |
| TiresSidewall | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Exterior 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.
- Electrical 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…
- 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
- Exterior 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
- Electrical system
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
- Electrical 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
- Electrical systemCrash
TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL WITH FAILURE OF THE MOTORCYCLE GROUNDING HARNESS SYSTEM. *TR
- Electrical 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…
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.
NHTSA defect investigations
- MOTORCYCLE STALLING - ELECTRICALClosedLed to recall 09V002000
ODI IS AWARE OF AT LEAST 45 ALLEGATIONS OF FJR1300 ENGINE STALLING WHILE UNDERWAY DUE TO AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE.IN SOME INSTANCES, CYCLING THE SWITCH WILL ALLOW RE-START.FJRFORUM.COM HAS NUMEROUS THREADS ALLEGING THE SAME ISSUE.SHORTLY AFTER OPENING THIS EA, AND BEFORE RECEIVING A RELATED INFORMATION REQUEST FROM US, YAMAHA DECIDED TO CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL (09V-002) TO INSTALL NEW IGNITION SWITCHES IN ALL MY 2006-8 AND EARLY MY 2009 FJR1300 MOTORCYCLES.WITH THAT DECISION, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
- MOTORCYCLE STALLING - ELECTRICALClosed
ODI IS AWARE OF AT LEAST 45 ALLEGATIONS OF FJR1300 ENGINE STALLING WHILE UNDERWAY DUE TO AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE.IN SOME INSTANCES, CYCLING THE SWITCH WILL ALLOW RE-START.FJRFORUM.COM HAS NUMEROUS THREADS ALLEGING THE SAME ISSUE.TO GATHER MORE FOCUSED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SUBJECT, WE ARE UPGRADING THIS PE TO AN EA (EA08-025).