NHTSA recall 17V112000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 17V112000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 990112 |
| Manufacturer | Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| Reported | 2017-02-21 |
| Owners notified | 2017-03-03 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH |
| Units potentially affected | 14320 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-06-08 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 14320 |
| Reported remedied | 7409 (51%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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.
What is wrong
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Yamaha YZF-R3 motorcycles. Water can enter and corrode the ignition switch resulting in an unexpected engine stall.
What can happen
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch subassembly, free of charge. The recall began March 9, 2017. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990112.
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 YZF-R3 | Built 2015-01-13 to 2016-10-24. |
|---|---|
| 2016 YAMAHA YZF-R3 | Built 2015-01-13 to 2016-10-24. |
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