2012 Yamaha Wr250r problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Electrical System:alternator/Generator/Regulator 2015-06-29 · campaign 15V410000 · 12,721 vehicles
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.
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.
Fix: 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.
Service bulletins (1)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery 2015-07-30 · TB-M-2015-010RA · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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 wr25
What owners report
2018-11-02 · Unknown Or Other · 18,700 mi · 💥 crash“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…”
2015-10-17 · Electrical System · 5,900 mi“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…”
2015-09-16 · Unknown Or Other · 16,813 mi“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 m…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.