NHTSA recall 18V483000
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.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 18V483000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 990120 |
| Manufacturer | Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| Reported | 2018-07-19 |
| Owners notified | 2018-08-03 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE |
| Units potentially affected | 3493 |
| Report | Quarterly report 7, for 2020 quarter 1 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-04-01 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 3493 |
| Reported remedied | 2761 (79%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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 2018 Yamaha MT-07J, MT-07JC, XSR700J, and XSR700JC motorcycles. The bolts that connect the drive chain guard to the swingarm may loosen, possibly causing the chain guard to contact the drive chain and break.
What can happen
If the chain guard breaks, it may fall onto the road, creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace both chain guard mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began on August 3, 2018. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990120.
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.
| 2018 YAMAHA MT-07 | Built 2017-09-04 to 2018-04-30. |
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| 2018 YAMAHA XSR700 | Built 2017-09-04 to 2018-04-30. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| M2020-004 | 2020-05-02. Service bulletin. The drive chain guard rattles while riding. There is a gap between the drive chain guard and rear arm bracket even when the mounting bolts are tightened. This allows the drive chain guard to move and make a rattling noise due to engine vibration and road conditions. To prevent the rattling noise the factory has developed a rubber damper to absorb the drive chain guard vibration. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.