NHTSA Campaign 15V593000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NHTSA campaign 15V593000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: steering wheel/handle bar. The repair is free.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA filed the report for 15V593000 with NHTSA on September 23, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V593000, NHTSA lists up to 16 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2015 and August 31, 2015.
The 15V593000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V593000 were scheduled from October 16, 2015, 23 days after the report.
15V593000 covers 1 model from Yamaha, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 15V593000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V593000 ranks 28 of 28 Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA recalls on this site.
Besides 15V593000, Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA has 1 other recall on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2015 YZFR3 motorcycles manufactured January 1, 2015, to August 31, 2015. The affected motorcycles may have an incorrectly manufactured upper triple clamp (handle crown) that may crack while riding.
- The risk
- If the upper triple clamp fractures, a loss of steering control may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Yamaha will notify customers, and dealers will replace the upper triple clamp with a new one, free of charge. The recall began on October 16, 2015. Owners may contact Yamaha's customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's recall number is 990099.
Reported September 23, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V593000 (1)
Yamaha (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V593000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 23, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted