2013 Yamaha Super Tenere problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (3) · Wheels (1) · Service Brakes (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2024-11-15 · Service Brakes“abs module became inoperable, abs light "on", no rear brake at all. after manual cycle of abs unit the brakes works for a short time, becoming inoperable just 2 days later.…”
2018-11-01 · Unknown Or Other · 43,000 mi · 💥 crash“engine surges at low rpm while riding. creates a dangerous situation with sudden unexpected acceleration.…”
2018-10-29 · Vehicle Speed Control“while riding throttle eratic. suddenly stop running. hard to start at times…”
2018-10-19 · Vehicle Speed Control“idle out of control.sometime to low stalling engine while making a turn resulting in a fall (happened 3 times),most of time the rpm raving to 3500 and stays there until the ignition is turned off.it happens completely randomly.i tried to get it fixed 3 times without success.there are videos on youtube showing people having the same problem:2013 sup…”
2018-09-22 · Vehicle Speed Control · 12,200 mi“my 2013 yamaha xtz1200 super tenere has failed to decelerate when i shut the throttle off. the engine revved at over 3000 rpm. when in gear it would just keep accelerating unless the clutch was engaged, if engaged the engine would drop to about 1500 rpm, however when released the engine would again rev past 3000 rpm. when this occurred i to pull…”
2017-08-24 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 8,100 mi“the bike is dying whenever i try to come to a stop or slow down. anytime the rpm's drop below 1500 the bike will just die, not try and idle. this started happening end of may 2017 and just would happen once, and then after i restarted the bike it would run just fine all day no problems, and was very erratic when it would happen. now today (8.24.…”
2016-10-14 · Wheels · 7,300 mi“motorcycle was in motion on highway, rear wheel spoke broke and caused severe damages to motorcycle (swing arm, exhaust and wheel) and unsafe conditions. i believe that spokes are failing duo to defects in materials or bad design. yamaha declined safety issue and warranty coverage stating that wheels/spokes are wear and tear items, i spoke to yam…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.