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2012 Yamaha WR250R Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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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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Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2012 Yamaha WR250R, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • 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.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Oct 17, 2015

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

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