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2012 Yamaha WR250R

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 2, 2018
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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Latest Jun 29, 2015
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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1 injuries, 0 deaths reported

Overview

Our database contains 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2012 Yamaha WR250R, most frequently naming the electrical category. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year; and 1 manufacturer communication is on file.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Electrical1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

1 campaign cover this model year

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
15V410000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Jun 29, 2015
12,721 units potentially affected
The defect: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 WR250X motorcycles manufactured June 1, 2008, to June 1, 2011 and 2008-2015 WR250R motorcycles manufactured June 1, 2008, to June 1, 2015. In the affected motorcycles, the insulation on the stator coil, a component of the alternator, may become damaged and short circuit to due insufficient heat resistance.
The risk: If the stator coil is not insulated, the motorcyle will not charge and the battery will go dead, causing the engine to stall which increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy: Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stator coil with one that has sufficient heat resistance, free of charge. The recall began on July 30, 2015. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USAView on NHTSA.gov

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Filed Nov 2, 2018
Crash reported1 injury reported

ONE MONTH AGO, I HIT A SMALL DEER ON MY MOTORCYCLE THAT JUMPED OUT OF THE BUSHES AND GAVE ME NO TIME TO REACT. IT WAS AN UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING WAS BROKEN BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY ARM FORWARD ON MY OWN WITHOUT MUCH PAIN. I DIDN'T NEED AN AMBULANCE AND THOUGHT I HAD MAYBE PULLED A MUSCLE, BUT I WAS WRONG. WHEN I SEPARATED FROM THE MOTORCYCLE, MY LEFT ELBOW GOT CAUGHT ON THE RIGHT MIRROR AND DISLOCATED MY ARM CAUSING A FRACTURED GLENOID, TORN LABRUM AND BICEP TENDON THAT REQUIRED A SURGERY TO FIX. YEARS FROM NOW, I MAY NEED A SHOULDER REPLACEMENT IF THE CARTILAGE WEARS OUT. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE MIRROR'S CREATE AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF RISK FOR INJURY FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT. THE MIRROR IS LACKING ANY KIND OF PIVOT POINT AND THE BASE OF THE MIRROR ARM THAT ALLOWS THE ARM TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY UPON IMPACT. MY INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY A DEVICE REQUIRED BY LAW, BUT THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY LAW'S THAT DICTATED HOW TO SAFELY MOUNT A MIRROR ON A MOTORCYCLE. SOME MIRRORS CAN BE MOUNTED BELOW THE HANDLEBARS, AND POSE NO RISK FOR DISLOCATION OF AN ARM. I COULD ONLY IMAGINE THAT IN OTHER TYPES OF ACCIDENTS THAT A PERSON GOING OVER THE HANDLEBARS WOULD BE TAKING THIS MIRROR ARM ASSEMBLY IN THE GUT. YES, MOTORCYCLES ARE A RISKY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY CAN'T BE BUILT WITH SAFETY IN MIND. I WISH GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT WOULD GET UP TO SPEED ON THIS SUBJECT TO AVOID OTHER RIDERS LIVES GETTING RUINED BY A GOVERNMENT MANDATED SAFETY DEVICE.

NHTSA ID
11144832
Incident
Sep 28, 2018
Mileage
18,700 mi
Electrical
Filed Oct 17, 2015

RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION TELLING ME NOT TO DRIVE MY MOTORCYCLE UNTIL REPAIR MADE. (MIDDLE OF SUMMER, BTW) . CONTACTED DEALER, TOLD PART WAS BACK ORDERED. GOT A CALL ONE MONTH LATER , SAYING PART WAS IN. TRIED TO SCHEDULE REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO LEAVE MY BIKE FOR DAYS (PLURAL) FOR A REPAIR THAT IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE ONE HOUR. I INSISTED I WAS NOT GOING TO LEAVE MY BIKE FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS, FOR SUCH A REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD BY "[XXX]" AT ARCHIES CYCLE NEW BEDFORD, MA "WE DON'T DO DRIVE UP SERVICE." I CALLED THEIR OFFICE AND COMPLAINED OF THIS, AND REQUESTED THE PART # SO I COULD OBTAIN THIS COMPONENT AND DO IT MYSELF. THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE INFO. CALLED YAMAHA AND EXPLAINED I WAS NOT GOING TO LOSE A DAY FROM WORK OVER THIS, AND REQUESTED PART #. THEY GAVE ME A NUMBER THAT TURNED OUT TO BE NO GOOD, AND UN AVAILABLE IN THE US. AFTER MY EXPERIENCE, ARCHIES CYCLE WILL NOT BE TOUCHING MY MOTORCYCLE. THE NEXT CLOSEST DEALER IS OVER AN HOUR AWAY, MAKING IT NOT WORTH LOSING A BUSINESS DAYS PAY OVER THIS. NEITHER ARCHIES OR YAMAHA FOLLOWED UP ON THIS, AND NEITHER HAS GIVEN ME THE INFO I NEED TO FIX THIS POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE ISSUE ON MY BIKE. I WANT THIS UPDATED PART MADE AVAILABLE TO ME, AND I NEED THE NHTSA'S HELP IN OBTAINING THE APPROPRIATE INFO, AND POSSIBLY THE PART ITSELF. I AM AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER AUTO TECHNICIAN WITH OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE, AND CARE NOT ABOUT THEIR WARRANTY PROVISIONS, BUT I DO CARE ABOUT UPDATED PARTS THAT HAVE POSSIBLE FIRE IMPLICATIONS INVOLVED. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU..... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR*JB

NHTSA ID
10783055
Incident
Oct 15, 2015
Mileage
5,900 mi
Filed Sep 16, 2015

AFTER REFUELING AT A GAS STATION ON MY WAY BACK FROM WORK I MERGED ONTO THE FREEWAY AND NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS TELLING ME THAT I WAS GOING 125MPH. I WAS RIDDING WITH A FRIEND THAT CAN VERIFY THAT I WAS INDEED NOT GOING ANYWHERE NEAR THE 65MPH SPEED LIMIT. I ALSO REALIZED THAT MY ODOMETER WAS COUNTING AS THOUGH I WAS GOING 125MPH SO THAT MY 15 MILE TRIP ENDED UP BEING A 45 MILE TRIP ACCORDING TO THE ODOMETER. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY BIKE ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS AND HAVE NOT MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE IN ANY WAY.

NHTSA ID
10764168
Incident
Sep 11, 2015
Mileage
16,813 mi

Manufacturer communications

A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.

TB-M-2015-010RA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

YAMAHA MC: TSB CONTAINS OWNER'S NOTIFICATION LETTER. SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT HEAT RESISTANCE, IN SOME MOTORCYCLES, STATOR COIL INSULATION BECOMES DAMAGE AND WILL SHORT CIRCUIT AND DECREASES ELECTRICAL OUTPUT AND BATTERY DISCHARGE. MODEL 2008-15 WR250R, 2008-11 WR250X. *PE

Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Yamaha WR250R by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2016010—
2015020—
2014020—
2013110—
2012Viewing310—
2011010—
2010010—
2009010—
2008010—

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.