2016 Yamaha Smax

Do not drive

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 2 times.

Do not drive

NHTSA attached an advisory to a recall on this vehicle. Advisories apply to specific production runs — check your VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving it.

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Engine21V251000Do not drive

Filed Apr 9, 20214,262 vehiclesYamaha Motor Corporation, USA

Defect. Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Yamaha XC155 scooters. The primary sheave nut may loosen and fall off.

Risk. A missing primary sheave nut may cause a stall, without the ability to restart the engine, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Owners are advised not to ride their scooter until the remedy has been preformed. Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace the primary retaining nut and washer with one of a new design, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 28, 2021. Owners may contact Yamaha's customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990145.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine20V277000

Filed May 15, 20203,116 vehiclesYamaha Motor Corporation, USA

Defect. Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2015-2018 XC155 scooters. The cylinder head nuts may not have been tightened properly and could loosen, allowing coolant to foul the spark plug.

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

Remedy. Yamaha will notify owners and dealers will replace the cylinder head gasket and tighten the cylinder head nuts, free of charge. The recall began May 29, 2020. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990137.

All 2 campaigns on file, newest first.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2015

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2020	0	1	Do not drive
2019	0	1	Do not drive
2018	1	2	Do not drive
2017	0	2	Do not drive
2016 — this page	0	2	Do not drive
2015	2	2	Do not drive

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Reading this record

NHTSA has issued a do-not-drive warning for a recall on this vehicle.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 9, 2021. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.