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2015 Yamaha and Triumph Recalled for Potential Fire and Gearbox Issue, and Stalling, Respectively

Yamaha recalls around 830 motorcycles in Canada to repair a small problem which might lead to a very big one. Namely, these bikes could catch on fire because of a pinch of a battery lead. No reports of such incidents are known at the time of writing, but it doesn’t take a specialist to understand this is serious.
2015 Yamaha FZ07 1 photo
Photo: Yamaha
The affected bikes belong to the 2015 model year FZ07 family. In the FZ07FG, FZ07FR and FZ07FW models the positive battery lead may be pinched between the seat bracket and the seat bottom. In case the plastic insulation of the lead is ruptured, the wire may come in contact with other metal parts causing an electrical short which could in turn, lead to a vehicle fire.

Yamaha is notifying the customers and will schedule repairs at the dealerships. The affected motorcycles will receive a revised seat bracket and a new positive battery lead.

Faulty balancer drive gear for YZ250F machines

Some other 100 Yamaha bikes have been recalled by the Canadian safety authorities after receiving a notice from the manufacturer. This time, the balancer drive gear could break in the YZ250FFL and YZ250FFW model bikes, both series 2015 model years.

In case the mentioned gear would break, it would cause engine lockup, increasing the risk of a crash and injury. The dealers will install a revised gear which is harder and would prevent breakage. If you bought any of these bikes and were thinking about having some late autumn or winter fun out in the wild you’d better call your Yamaha dealer first and have them fixed for peace of mind.

ECUs may excessively fuel new Triumphs

Some 256 Triumphs will have to pay a visit back to the dealers whence they came from to have their ECUs replaced with new ones. The issue was detected in the UK, but it will certainly be spotted in bike sold in other markets.

A faulty ECU might cause one of the fuel injectors to “unintendedly activate”. This means that the engine may not start at all or, in case the problem occurs during operation, could cause the ignition to stop functioning for one cylinder, due to excessive fueling.

The bikes affected are America, Bonneville, Bonneville T100, Rocket III Roadster, Rocket III Touring, Scrambler, Speedmaster, Thruxton, Thunderbird, Thunderbird Storm, Tiger 800 and Tiger 800XC, both 2014 and 2015 models. Triumph has identified them and is reaching out to the customers for scheduling a repair. Dealers will replace the bikes’ ECUs with new ones at Triumph’s expense. If you own one of these bikes and haven’t gotten word for Triumph, you could contact your dealer and ask for details.
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