Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA: Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 12, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,373. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. A COOLANT WATER HOSE CAN COME LOOSE AT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING DURING OPERATION.
The risk
STEAM RELEASED COULD OBSCURE THE RIDER'S VISION OR LEAKING COOLANT COULD MAKE THE REAR TIRE SLIP.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AND PROPERLY TIGHTEN TWO NEW HOSE CLAMPS.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Yamaha Yzfr1k | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Yamaha Yzfr1kc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Yamaha Yzfr1l | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Yamaha Yzfr1lc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Yamaha Yzfr1k | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Yamaha Yzfr1kc | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Yamaha Yzfr1l | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Yamaha Yzfr1lc | 0 | 1 | 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 99V186000.
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