NHTSA Safety Recalls
Yamaha XMAX Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Yamaha XMAX, across 1 model year from 2021 to 2021.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2021
- Owner complaints
- 2
2021–2021, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the Yamaha XMAX across 2 model years; the most, 1, concern the 2021.
Across all Yamaha XMAX model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 1 complaint), then the engine (1).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Yamaha XMAX in 2019: 1, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Yamaha XMAX is engine and engine cooling: critical fasteners, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Yamaha XMAX recall, 25V778000, was reported on November 12, 2025 and concerns the engine and engine cooling: critical fasteners.
Yamaha XMAX years to avoid
Too few Yamaha XMAX model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Yamaha XMAX years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Yamaha XMAX
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:CRITICAL FASTENERS1
Yamaha XMAX model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Yamaha XMAX recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V778000November 12, 2025 | engine and engine cooling: critical fasteners | 2021 | crash and injurydo not drive | 2,715 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Yamaha XMAX. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted