Yamaha YZF-R3 (2015): Steering
Recall 15V593000 · Sep 23, 2015 · Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
16
vehicles affected
16
vehicles affected
Owners are told not to drive these vehicles until they are repaired.
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V593000
- Date
- Sep 23, 2015
- Maker
- Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
- Units affected
- 16
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Steering > Steering wheel/handle bar
- Model years
- 2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
If the upper triple clamp fractures, a loss of steering control may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V593000?
1 model: Yamaha Yzf-R3 (2015), about 16 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V593000?
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.
What can happen?
If the upper triple clamp fractures, a loss of steering control may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.