Reported: 2013-02-04 (February 4, 2013) · Model years: 2009
Yamaha is recalling certain model year 2009 YW125 (Zuma 125) scooters manufactured between July 2008 and April 2009 due to possible improper clearances in the internal fuel pump components. These improper clearances may cause an inadequate supply of fuel.
Consequence: The limited fuel supply could cause engine stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump with a newly designed fuel pump. The recall began on February 27, 2013. Owners contact Yamaha at 1-800-962-7926.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
29 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
100.0%Usable mileage29 / 29 records
100.0%Valid incident date29 / 29 records
100.0%Valid filing date29 / 29 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates29 / 29 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2009
Fuel System, Gasoline
2379.3%ODI 10342391 · 965 mi
THIS IS REGARDING A 2009 YAMAHA ZUMA 125 SCOOTER. THERE HAS BEEN A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMPS ON THESE BIKES AND MINE FINALLY BROKE DOWN THE OTHER DAY. THE ISSUE IS THAT IF THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS HOT ENOUGH IT CAUSES THE FUEL PUMP TO COMPLETELY FAIL. LUCKILY MINE STOPPED WORKING WITH THE BIKE STATIONARY, HOWEVER IT IS COMMON TO HAPPEN WHILE THE BIKE IS MOVING WHICH CAUSES A COMPLETELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN THE FUEL PUMP FAILS IT IMMEDIATELY CUTS FUEL PRESSURE AND THE MOTORCYCLE WILL TURN OFF IMMEDIATELY. THIS COULD CAUSE A CR…
THE VEHICLE WILL START UP MOST OF THE TIME AFTER BEING PARKED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, BUT AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING USED REGULARLY DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY IT WOULD STALL WHILE AT A LOW SPEED OR IDLE. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE OVER TIME, AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL STALL WHILE AT FULL THROTTLE AND WILL NOT RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON ME ONCE WHILE ON A 45MPH STREET AND ONCE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN THE SLOW LANE WHILE AT GREATER THAN 55MPH. ON THE LATER OCCASION I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWA…
I DROVE THE YW125 ABOUT 5 MILES ON A 90 DEGREE DAY AND PARKED AT A STORE. I CAME OUT WITH MY WIFE AS WE BOTH HAVE ZUMA 125S AND HERS STARTED AND MINE DIDN'T. MY NORMAL FUEL PUMP SOUND WAS NOT HAPPENING SO I KNEW IT WAS NOT WORKING. I LET IT ST FOR 40 MINUTES IN THE SHADE AND IT STARTED BACK UP. I GOT IT HOME AND SHUT IT OFF. I TURNED THE KEY ON AND THE PUMP TOOK 2 SECONDS TO START RUNNING. I TESTED MY WIFE'S AND HER PUMP STARTS AS SOON AS YOU TURN THE KEY. AGAIN HERS IS THE EXACT SAME ZUMA 125 SAME YEAR. IT APPEARS HEAT IS A FACTOR ON MY FUEL P…
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Fuel System, Gasoline
798–2,185 mi
1,125 mi
23
ODI 10342391 · 965 mi
THIS IS REGARDING A 2009 YAMAHA ZUMA 125 SCOOTER. THERE HAS BEEN A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMPS ON THESE BIKES AND MINE FINALLY BROKE DOWN THE OTHER DAY. THE ISSUE IS THAT IF THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS HOT ENOUGH IT CAUSES THE FUEL PUMP TO COMPLETELY FAIL. LUCKILY MINE STOPPED WORKING WITH THE BIKE STATIONARY, HOWEVER IT IS COMMON TO HAPPEN WHILE THE BIKE IS MOVING WHICH CAUSES A COMPLETELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN THE FUEL PUMP FAILS IT IMMEDIATELY CUTS FUEL PRESSURE AND THE MOTORCYCLE WILL TURN OFF IMMEDIATELY. THIS COULD CAUSE A CR…
VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLS WHILE RIDING, OR AT IDLE, UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THIS OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 85 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED ( ON OR AROUND 5/15/2010)I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. ON OR AROUND 6/18/2010 THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP AT A LEFT TURN SIGNAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND I HAD TO PUSH IT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION TO AN ADJACENT PARKING LOT. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICL…
THE VEHICLE WILL START UP MOST OF THE TIME AFTER BEING PARKED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, BUT AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING USED REGULARLY DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY IT WOULD STALL WHILE AT A LOW SPEED OR IDLE. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE OVER TIME, AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL STALL WHILE AT FULL THROTTLE AND WILL NOT RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON ME ONCE WHILE ON A 45MPH STREET AND ONCE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN THE SLOW LANE WHILE AT GREATER THAN 55MPH. ON THE LATER OCCASION I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWA…
MY ZUMA 125 SCOOTER WITH AROUND 800 MILES STALLED WHILE I WAS IDLING IN A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THRU ON A DAY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS OVER 90 F AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER LETTING THE SCOOTER COOL DOWN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN THE SHADE. THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN ON ANOTHER HOT DAY AROUND 95 F WHILE I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT ON A BUSY ROAD. AFTER PUSHING MY SCOOTER TO A NEARBY GAS STATION I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER COOLING DOWN THE SCOOTER FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN THE SHADE. I AM NOW UNABLE TO START OR KEEP MY SCOOTER RUNN…
I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY SCOOTER FAILING TO START OR STOP RUNNING WHILE RIDDING.THE FUEL PUMP WONT STAY RUNNING OR WONT KICK ON WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED ON. *TR
I DROVE THE YW125 ABOUT 5 MILES ON A 90 DEGREE DAY AND PARKED AT A STORE. I CAME OUT WITH MY WIFE AS WE BOTH HAVE ZUMA 125S AND HERS STARTED AND MINE DIDN'T. MY NORMAL FUEL PUMP SOUND WAS NOT HAPPENING SO I KNEW IT WAS NOT WORKING. I LET IT ST FOR 40 MINUTES IN THE SHADE AND IT STARTED BACK UP. I GOT IT HOME AND SHUT IT OFF. I TURNED THE KEY ON AND THE PUMP TOOK 2 SECONDS TO START RUNNING. I TESTED MY WIFE'S AND HER PUMP STARTS AS SOON AS YOU TURN THE KEY. AGAIN HERS IS THE EXACT SAME ZUMA 125 SAME YEAR. IT APPEARS HEAT IS A FACTOR ON MY FUEL P…
DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP QUIT WITH LESS THAN YEAR OLD AND LESS THAN 200 MILES ORDERED NEW REPLACEMENT UPGRADED FUEL PUMP FROM YAMAHA PARTS DEALER AND INSTALLED ....NO MORE PROBLEMS.... *TR
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2009: 27 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2009
2
18
27
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2009
29
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline
Fuel System, Other
Fuel/Propulsion System
Fuel System, Gasoline
—
0
0
Fuel System, Other
0
—
0
Fuel/Propulsion System
0
0
—
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
2 patterns with matching reports.
Stalling or loss of power
8 mentions · 27.6% of complaints
Median mileage: 1,131 mi (8 usable records).
ODI 10345741 · 1,237 mi
VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLS WHILE RIDING, OR AT IDLE, UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THIS OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 85 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED ( ON OR AROUND 5/15/2010)I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. ON OR AROUND 6/18/2010 THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP AT A LEFT TURN SIGNAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND I HAD TO PUSH IT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION TO AN ADJACENT PARKING LOT. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICL…
THE VEHICLE WILL START UP MOST OF THE TIME AFTER BEING PARKED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, BUT AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING USED REGULARLY DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY IT WOULD STALL WHILE AT A LOW SPEED OR IDLE. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE OVER TIME, AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL STALL WHILE AT FULL THROTTLE AND WILL NOT RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON ME ONCE WHILE ON A 45MPH STREET AND ONCE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN THE SLOW LANE WHILE AT GREATER THAN 55MPH. ON THE LATER OCCASION I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWA…
MY ZUMA 125 SCOOTER WITH AROUND 800 MILES STALLED WHILE I WAS IDLING IN A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THRU ON A DAY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS OVER 90 F AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER LETTING THE SCOOTER COOL DOWN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN THE SHADE. THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN ON ANOTHER HOT DAY AROUND 95 F WHILE I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT ON A BUSY ROAD. AFTER PUSHING MY SCOOTER TO A NEARBY GAS STATION I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER COOLING DOWN THE SCOOTER FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN THE SHADE. I AM NOW UNABLE TO START OR KEEP MY SCOOTER RUNN…
YAMAHA ZUMA 125 WOULD NOT START. COMPLETE FAILURE, LEAVING ME STRANDED ROAD SIDE. ARRANGED TRANSPORTATION. IT STATED THE NEXT DAY. TWO DAYS LATER COMPLETE FAILURE TO START, STRANDED AGAIN. *TR