# NHTSA recall 20V611000

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: 20V611000
- Manufacturer's number: 990139
- Manufacturer: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
- Reported: 2020\-10\-05
- Owners notified: 2020\-10\-20
- Component: VISIBILITY
- Units potentially affected: 31000
- Part numbers: 3C1\-H5130\-00\-00

## What is wrong

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA \(Yamaha\) is recalling certain 2015\-2020 YZF\-R3, 2020 MT03 and 2018\-2020 XMAX scooters.  Condensation or other contaminates may adhere to the rear reflector lens reducing its effectiveness.


## What can happen

A less reflective rear reflector increases the risk of crash.


## The remedy

Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear reflector, free of charge.  The recall began October 20, 2020.  Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1\-888\-266\-3085.  Yamaha's number for this recall is 990139.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-01
- Vehicles in the campaign: 31000
- Reported remedied: 4993 \(16%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, 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

- [2020 YAMAHA MT\-03](/makes/yamaha/mt-03/2020/recalls.md)
- 2018 YAMAHA XMAX
- 2019 YAMAHA XMAX
- 2020 YAMAHA XMAX
- [2015 YAMAHA YZF\-R3](/makes/yamaha/yzf-r3/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 YAMAHA YZF\-R3](/makes/yamaha/yzf-r3/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 YAMAHA YZF\-R3](/makes/yamaha/yzf-r3/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 YAMAHA YZF\-R3](/makes/yamaha/yzf-r3/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 YAMAHA YZF\-R3](/makes/yamaha/yzf-r3/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 YAMAHA YZF\-R3](/makes/yamaha/yzf-r3/2020/recalls.md)

## 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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