NHTSA Campaign 15V802000

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

Issued by Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA · Reported Nov 30, 2015 · 2,921 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2015 YZFR1, YZFR1C, YZFR1MF and YZFR1MFC motorcycles manufactured August 1, 2014, to June 1, 2015. The affected motorcycles have transmission gears that may fail.

Consequence

If the gears fail, the transmission may lock up, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Yamaha has notified owners, and dealers will replace the transmission assembly with an improved one, free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2015. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 99100.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
YAMAHA YZFR1 2015 2,921
YAMAHA YZFR1C 2015 2,921
YAMAHA YZFR1MF 2015 2,921
YAMAHA YZFR1MFC 2015 2,921

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V802000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.