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Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA — Corrosion of wiring may cause loss of control - safety alert

Official notice

4 Oct 2018

CriticalNHTSA

An official NHTSA notice concerns Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA — Corrosion of wiring may cause loss of control - safety alert. The official notice reports a defect involving the engine. This could increase the risk of loss of vehicle control or a crash. Published 2018-10-04.

What to do now

The official notice includes instructions for owners. Follow the official NHTSA notice for next steps.

Units affected

4,736

Recall number

990122

Official notice

2018-10-04

The hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the engine. This could increase the risk of loss of vehicle control or a crash.

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Affected products

Product 1

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA — Corrosion of wiring may cause loss of control

Units affected

4,736

Risk / hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the engine. This could increase the risk of loss of vehicle control or a crash.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Yamaha. Contact: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

990122

Campaign number

18V695000

Units affected

4,736

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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