2012 YAMAHA XTZ12 Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
Compare to Other Years
Common Problems
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2012-2013 Yamaha XTZ12 Super Tenere motorcycles. Over time, a gap may develop in the protective sealant where the lead wires of the acceler...
Yamaha Motor Corporation USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 YZFR1 motorcycles manufactured October 2008 through August 2013 and 2012-2013 XTZ12 motorcycles manufactured October 201...
The ABS module on the Super Tenere is known to fail in such a way as to leave the rear brake inoperable (the brake pedal can be bottomed out without any resistance and without applying any pressure to the rear caliper). This happened on my 2012 Super Tenere, and has been discussed considerably amon...
VEHICLE INTERMITTANTLY WILL NOT IDLE, STALLS OUT WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP, WHEN IN BETWEEN GEARS, WHEN RESTARTED, WILL IDLE BELOW 700 RPM AND STALLS REPEATEDLY. AT OTHER TIMES, IT WILL IDLE AT 3000 RPMS, SOMETIMES BACK FIRING, WHEN CLUTCH IS PULLED IN THE RPMS WILL DROP BUT MOST TIMES, IT'S A RO...
Mileage: 1,250
VEHICLE INTERMITTANTLY WILL NOT IDLE, STALLS OUT WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP, WHEN IN BETWEEN GEARS, WHEN RESTARTED, WILL IDLE BELOW 700 RPM AND STALLS REPEATEDLY. AT OTHER TIMES, IT WILL IDLE AT 3000 RPMS, SOMETIMES BACK FIRING, WHEN CLUTCH IS PULLED IN THE RPMS WILL DROP BUT MOST TIMES, IT'S A RO...
Mileage: 1,250
VEHICLE INTERMITTANTLY WILL NOT IDLE, STALLS OUT WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP, WHEN IN BETWEEN GEARS, WHEN RESTARTED, WILL IDLE BELOW 700 RPM AND STALLS REPEATEDLY. AT OTHER TIMES, IT WILL IDLE AT 3000 RPMS, SOMETIMES BACK FIRING, WHEN CLUTCH IS PULLED IN THE RPMS WILL DROP BUT MOST TIMES, IT'S A RO...
Mileage: 1,250