Days after Harley-Davidson issued a recall for a handful of its bikes, Japanese motorcycle company Yamaha is following suit with its own recall involving the XT250, the brand’s resident air-cooled single-cylinder bike.
According to Yamaha, the problems with the XT250 were discovered when some bikes experienced a rash of problems when they run in the top revs for prolonged periods of time. Among the most important issues include unforeseen heat that could melt the bike’s air induction hose. In the event this happens, the bike’s fuel injection sub-wiring harness could become exposed to exhaust gases and the harness wires’ plastic insulation could melt after that. Once melted, there’s an increased possibility of a short circuit, which could then stall the engine and cause a crash.
Obviously, that’s a big issue, which is why XT250 models from 2013 to 2015 have already been recalled in Canada with a recall in the US and other markets likely happening any time soon. Yamaha has determined that 732 units of the bike are affected in Canada, but the total in other markets could be a lot bigger
The problem is less of an issue when the bike isn’t riding in the top revs, but in the interest of safety, it might be a good idea for owners of the Yamaha XT250 to have their backs checked regardless. So in the event that you own any of the following models - a 2013 Yamaha XT250D, a 2014 XT250EL, or a 2015 XT250FL, exercise a little caution and have your bikes sent to Yamaha where engineers are waiting to repair the defective models.
The company has already indicated that it already has the tools and the people to fix the problem at no cost to the rider.
Click past the jump to read more about the Yamaha XT250 recall.
Yamaha Issues Recall of XT250 Over Multitude of Problems originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 8 January 2015 16:00 EST.
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