Recall Register

1998 Yamaha YZFR1K: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 Yamaha YZFR1K. The newest campaign is 99V186000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Jul 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 99V186000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install and properly tighten two new hose clamps.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 8,143 units in total.

  1. 99V186000Received . 6,373 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: motorcycles. A coolant water hose can come loose at the thermostat housing during operation.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Steam released could obscure the rider's vision or leaking coolant could make the rear tire slip.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install and properly tighten two new hose clamps.

    Report filed by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 98V236000Received . 1,770 units.

    Power Train

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: motorcycles. The primary driven gear backing plate (clutch basket) can break causing the engine components to lock up.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can lead to rear wheel lock up increasing the risk of a vehicle crash or personal injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a new primary driven gear and related parts.

    Report filed by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

3 complaints, 3 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1998 Yamaha YZFR1K: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Power Train2
Wheels1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
13 Jul 2000

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1998 Yamaha YZFR1K, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1998, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19982
  2. 19991

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1998 Yamaha YZFR1K: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/yamaha/yzfr1k/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Yamaha YZFR1K?
8,143 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Yamaha YZFR1K have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Yamaha YZFR1K, model years 1998 to 1999. 2 of them name the 1998 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Yamaha YZFR1K name most often?
Power Train: 2 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Yamaha YZFR1K open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.