Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA: Engine and Engine Cooling › Critical Fasteners
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 12, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,715. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
Do not drive
NHTSA attached a do-not-drive advisory to this campaign. It applies to specific production runs, so check your own VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving the vehicle.
The defect
Yamaha Motor Company, Ltd. (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2018-2022 XMAX scooters. The camshaft retainer bolt may loosen and not properly secure the camshaft, resulting in an engine stall.
The risk
An engine stall can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Owners are advised not to ride their scooter until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will install a new camshaft plate kit, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 20, 2025. Owners may contact Yamaha's customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990184. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning November 24, 2025.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Yamaha Xmax | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Yamaha Xmax | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Yamaha Xmax | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Yamaha Xmax | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Yamaha Xmax | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 25V778000.
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