2012 Yamaha Super Tenere problems, complaints & recalls

2025-04-30 · Service Brakes

“while riding, my abs light lit up and my rear brake became hard to press and rear brakes because inoperable. had it diagnosed and the abs pump is malfunctioning…”

2024-09-29 · Service Brakes

“at 12 years old and 34,500 miles the rear brakes began feeling soft and eventually traveled to the bottom and the rear brakes stopped working. front brakes worked normally. several attempts at bleeding the air out of the rear system only resulted in safe operation for a few days. eventually the rear brakes stopped working after each air bleeding…”

2023-07-06 · Service Brakes

“on 15 jun 2023, my super tenere experienced total loss of rear brakes during vehicle operation in traffic, almost resulting in an accident. there was no vehilce annunciation of loss of brakes or abs failure. vehicle-specific forums show that this has happened to at least 5 other operators since 2014. the vehicle anti-lock braking system (abs) pum…”

2023-02-17 · Service Brakes

“the abs pump has failed nearly causing a life threatening incident. this is a known issue with abs systems on the 2012 and 2013 yamaha xtz1200 which are classified as generation 1 machines. this problem was addressed and apparently remedied on the 2014 - 2023 model bikes comprising generation 2 machines. yamaha needs to address this issue and reca…”

2022-10-02 · Service Brakes

“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 among multiple other super tenere owners who have expe…”

2018-08-22 · Service Brakes · 20,000 mi · 💥 crash

“i had a total loss of brakes on my bike. i was riding it and when applying the rear brakes the pedal went all the way down and did not engage, it did not slow me down. there was no indication of possible failures on previous usage of the brakes. i have taken my bike to two authorized yamaha dealers as this has happened 3 time in total. the abs …”

2018-04-09 · Unknown Or Other · 14,000 mi

“motorcycle will for no reason die or idle fast around 3,500 rpm. this is very dangerous when letting off the throttle to turn around a corner and the bike does not slow down. it has happened to me about 5 different ride days. it would stall when letting off the gas or accelerate. i always was able to let the bike rest start stop the motor 5 to …”

2018-04-04 · Electrical System · 52,486 mi · 💥 crash

“i have had numerous electrical faults resulting in loss of power while riding and idle speed surges, resulting in the vehicle accelerating without warning. the surge of acceleration caused me to rear end a vehicle under normal braking, when down shifting caused the bike to lurch forward with an idle speed above 4000 rpm, impacting the vehicle in fr…”

2017-11-30 · Unknown Or Other · 20 mi

“this motorcycle stalls intermittently when i engage the clutch. it sometimes idles high when my hands are off the throttle. both of these conditions that have put me in danger as they occur while driving in traffic and put me in a position where i have no control over the vehicle. if you look at the yamaha forums (yamahasupertenere.com) you'll s…”

2017-06-25 · Vehicle Speed Control · 20,000 mi

“on several occasions, my 2012 yamaha xtz1200 super tenere has failed to decelerate when i completely shut the throttle. the engine continued to rev at over 3,000rpms and the motorcycle maintained approximately 40mph, without throttle input. this motorcycle is not equipped with cruise control. braking to stop required me to overcome the torque of…”