NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Yamaha YZF-R3 Recalls
The 2015 Yamaha YZF-R3 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 5, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Yamaha YZF-R3. Whether a recall on your own motorcycle is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 3
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2015 Yamaha YZF-R3, the 17-character VIN is stamped on the steering head, just behind the headlight, and on the frame label.
4 recalls on the 2015 Yamaha YZF-R3
Visibility
- Campaign
- 20V611000
- Reported
- October 5, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016 YZF-R3
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 17V111000
- Reported
- February 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,320
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016 YZF-R3
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 17V112000
- Reported
- February 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,320
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016 YZF-R3
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
- Campaign
- 15V593000
- Reported
- September 23, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Yamaha YZF-R3
2015 Yamaha YZF-R3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2015 Yamaha YZF-R3, the newest on September 9, 2026.
In complaints about the 2015 Yamaha YZF-R3, the component group named most often is the engine (67%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (67%) and the steering (33%).
1 of the 2015 Yamaha YZF-R3's 4 recalls also concerns the steering.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Steering1
- Suspension1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2015 Yamaha YZF-R3 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 1. 33% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
The 3 complaints about the 2015 Yamaha YZF-R3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Yamaha YZF-R3 by model year
Other 2015 Yamaha models
Newest record on this page: September 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted