# NHTSA recall 18V860000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V860000
- Manufacturer's number: 990126
- Manufacturer: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
- Reported: 2018\-12\-04
- Owners notified: 2018\-12\-17
- Component: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 11240

## What is wrong

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA \(Yamaha\) is recalling certain 2015\-2016 Yamaha YZFR3 motorcycles.  The shift shaft torsion spring may fracture, giving the shifter a loose feel and affecting the ability to shift gears.


## What can happen

Difficulty shifting gears can cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will install a new shift shaft torsion spring, free of charge.  The recall began December 17, 2018.  Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1\-800\-962\-7926.  Yamaha's number for this recall is 990126.


## 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 6, for 2020 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-04\-01
- Vehicles in the campaign: 11240
- Reported remedied: 2214 \(19%\)
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 YAMAHA YZFR3](/makes/yamaha/yzf-r3/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-05 to 2016\-03\-31.
- [2016 YAMAHA YZFR3](/makes/yamaha/yzf-r3/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-05 to 2016\-03\-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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