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Apparently many 2025/6 models are subject to a safety recall due to a possible blocked breather port in the airbox
The good news is that if you have already (rightly) replaced that stock air cleaner on account of sheer ugliness and lack of performance, you are already in the clear
I'm doubly clear as I not only tossed that thing in the trash within a couple weeks of purchase, I also installed an external breather to avoid spewing any crap back into the intake.
Cant even check that stock part to see if it was blocked since it went to the dump last summer
Right. In my case it was irrelevant even though my bike was technically affectected because I replaced the stock air cleaner and added an external breather
like 2 weeks after I bought it.
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