# NHTSA recall 15V593000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

**NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V593000
- Manufacturer's number: 990099
- Manufacturer: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
- Reported: 2015\-09\-23
- Owners notified: 2015\-10\-16
- Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- Units potentially affected: 16

## What is wrong

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA \(Yamaha\) is recalling certain model year 2015 YZFR3 motorcycles manufactured January 1, 2015, to August 31, 2015.  The affected motorcycles may have an incorrectly manufactured upper triple clamp \(handle crown\) that may crack while riding.


## What can happen

If the upper triple clamp fractures, a loss of steering control may result, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Yamaha will notify customers, and dealers will replace the upper triple clamp with a new one, free of charge. The recall began on October 16, 2015.  Owners may contact Yamaha's customer service at 1\-800\-962\-7926.  Yamaha's recall number is 990099.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 3, for 2016 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-07\-05
- Vehicles in the campaign: 16
- Reported remedied: 16 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 YAMAHA YZF\-R3](/makes/yamaha/yzf-r3/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-01 to 2015\-08\-31.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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