Recall Register

Vehicles

Yamaha

43 model lines · 59 recall campaigns · 1,517 complaints · 6 investigations · reports filed by Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA; YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP

Yamaha has 43 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1975–2025), with 59 recall campaigns and 1,517 consumer complaints.

Campaigns were most numerous in 2020 (6). The component complaints name most often is power train (353.3 per 1,000 component mentions). The Road Star line has the most complaints, 316 over 11 model years.

A further 5 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name Yamaha and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Yamaha model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model lines

Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Yamaha only.

Model lineModel yearsCampaignsComplaintsPer model yearMost-reported component
Road Star11231628.7Power Train
Yamaha17018410.8Electrical System
FJR13001881216.7Electrical System
Road Star Warrior3211638.7Power Train
Yzfr11321138.7Vehicle Speed Control
Bolt218442.0Electrical System
Road Star Silverado527615.2Power Train
YZF-R172588.3Electrical System
XV170062569.3Fuel System, Gasoline
FZ6304816.0Fuel System, Gasoline
Yzfr6113474.3Electrical System
FJR1300A104747.0Electrical System
XV19414110.3Power Train
XVS11132352.7Power Train
Yzfr6L41338.3Electrical System
Midnight Star52295.8Power Train
Redundant Zuma112929.0Fuel System, Gasoline
XVS65132211.6Power Train
YP40052132.6Engine and Engine Cooling
FZ-0942112.8Exterior Lighting
FJ-093293.0Engine
XTZ126381.3Engine
CP2503282.7Fuel System, Gasoline
WR250R9240.4Unknown or Other
VMX127240.6Suspension
Yzfr1K2231.5Power Train
YZF-R37520.3Engine
Yzfr35610.2Electrical System
XC1556200.0
Xmax5200.0
MT-095200.0
Tracer 9 GT4500.0
VMX173200.0
Yfzr1K2200.0
Yfzr1KC2200.0
Yfzr1L2200.0
Yfzr1LC2200.0
Yzfr3F/G2200.0
FZS6002200.0
Yzfr1KC2200.0
FJ12001200.0
MT-031200.0
XC155F1200.0

Campaigns by year

90
94
98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming Yamaha vehicles, by year the report was received.

Complaints by year

95
99
03
07
11
15
19
23
Complaints about Yamaha vehicles by year received.

Components most reported

Power Train353.3
Electrical System201.5
Engine and Engine Cooling90.8
Fuel System, Gasoline88.5
Vehicle Speed Control70.3
Unknown or Other25.2
Structure24
Suspension22.3
Engine20.5
Exterior Lighting17

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Yamaha complaints.

Questions and answers

How many recalls has Yamaha had?

59 NHTSA recall campaigns name Yamaha vehicles (model years 1975–2025). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 706,306, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.

Which Yamaha model line has the most complaints?

Road Star: 316 complaints over 11 model years (28.7 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.

What components are reported most for Yamaha?

power train (353.3 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (201.5 per 1,000 mentions), engine and engine cooling (90.8 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.