Yamaha Engine and Engine Cooling: Engine

Yamaha is recalling about 3,116 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. A fouled spark plug could cause the engine to stall at idle and possibly not restart, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
20V277000
Manufacturer
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Reported
15 May 2020
Vehicles
3,116
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
29 May 2020
Repaired
27%
Unrepaired
2,270

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2015-2018 Yamaha XC155
  • 2015 Yamaha XC155F

Repair progress

2,270 of 3,116 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2022.

27% repaired — 846 of 3,116 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

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.

What could happen

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

What gets fixed

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.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA15 May 2020
  2. Owners notified29 May 2020
  3. Latest repair reportQ1 2022 — 27% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 15 May 2020.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990137.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
990137
Recalling manufacturer
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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