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Yamaha Motor Corporation, Usa cylinder head nuts may not have been tightened properly and could loosen, allowing coolant to foul the spark plug.

NHTSA campaign 20V-277 · Reported May 15, 2020 · 3,116 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Yamaha Motor Corporation, Usa
VEHICLES AFFECTED
3,116
REMEDY
Yamaha will notify owners and dealers will replace the cylinder head gasket and tighten the cylinder head nuts, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA reported a problem with the engine and engine cooling engine. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The cylinder head nuts may not have been tightened properly and could loosen, allowing coolant to foul the spark plug.

WHY IT MATTERS

A fouled spark plug could cause the engine to stall at idle and possibly not restart, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Yamaha will notify owners and dealers will replace the cylinder head gasket and tighten the cylinder head nuts, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 20V-277.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 20V-277

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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