NHTSA recall 15V802000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 15V802000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 99100 |
| Manufacturer | Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| Reported | 2015-11-30 |
| Owners notified | 2015-12-04 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION |
| Units potentially affected | 2921 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-04-10 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 2921 |
| Reported remedied | 2513 (86%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, 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.
What is wrong
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2015 YZFR1, YZFR1C, YZFR1MF and YZFR1MFC motorcycles manufactured August 1, 2014, to June 1, 2015. The affected motorcycles have transmission gears that may fail.
What can happen
If the gears fail, the transmission may lock up, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Yamaha has notified owners, and dealers will replace the transmission assembly with an improved one, free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2015. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 99100.
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.
| 2015 YAMAHA YZFR1 | Built 2014-08-01 to 2015-06-01. |
|---|---|
| 2015 YAMAHA YZFR1C | Built 2014-08-01 to 2015-06-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2015 YAMAHA YZFR1MF | Built 2014-08-01 to 2015-06-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2015 YAMAHA YZFR1MFC | Built 2014-08-01 to 2015-06-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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