NHTSA Campaign 18V861000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 18V861000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: cooling system: hoses/lines/piping/fittings. The repair is free.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA filed the report for 18V861000 with NHTSA on December 4, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V861000, NHTSA lists up to 16,760 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 5, 2015 and November 30, 2017.
The 18V861000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V861000 were scheduled from December 17, 2018, 13 days after the report.
18V861000 covers 1 model from Yamaha, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V861000 ranks 5 of 28 Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA recalls on this site.
Besides 18V861000, Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA has 4 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Yamaha YZFR3 motorcycles. The upper radiator hose may crack resulting in a coolant leak.
- The risk
- If coolant leaks onto the rear tire, it can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will install a new upper radiator hose, 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 990125.
Reported December 4, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V861000 (1)
Yamaha (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V861000, 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: December 4, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted