Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 17V423000

Equipment: other: labels

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2017-06-30.

Recall campaignNHTSA 17V423000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Vehicles affected
40
Reported to NHTSA
2017-06-30
Owners notified
2017-07-21

Defect description

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2017 Yamaha YZFR3 motorcycles. The affected motorcycles, intended for the US market, may have been manufactured with a Canadian Motor Vehicle Certification Label. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."

Safety risk

If the stamped vehicle identification number (VIN) does not match the VIN on the Vehicle Certification Label, owners may be unable to tell if their vehicle is under an important safety recall.

Manufacturer remedy

Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Vehicle Certification Label, free of charge. The recall began July 21, 2017. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990115.

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.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
YAMAHA YZFR32017

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.