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Yamaha affected motorcycles have transmission gears that may fail.

NHTSA campaign 15V-802 · Reported November 30, 2015 · 2,921 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Yamaha YZF-R1
VEHICLES AFFECTED
2,921
REMEDY
Yamaha has notified owners, and dealers will replace the transmission assembly with an improved one, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA reported a problem with the power train manual transmission. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected motorcycles have transmission gears that may fail.

WHY IT MATTERS

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

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the transmission assembly with an improved one, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-802.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2015Yamaha YZF-R1

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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