NHTSA campaign 08V461000
Yamaha Recall 08V-461: CONNECTING ROD
NHTSA recall 08V461000 was reported by YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA on September 11, 2008, with 4,800 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Yamaha Vino and Yamaha XF50 for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on September 26, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V461000 (also written 08V-461 or 08V461)
- Filed by
- YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,800 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages — Rod — Relay — Connecting
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V461000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Yamaha
Yamaha Vino
- 2007 · Vehicles built June 1, 2006 – April 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Yamaha XF50
- 2007 · Vehicles built December 1, 2006 – April 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V461000.
Defect description
YAMAHA IS RECALLING 4,800 MY 2007 XF50 AND XC50 MOTORCYCLES. A CRACK MAY DEVELOP ON THE CONNECTING ROD. IF THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO BE RUN, THE CRACK WILL DEVELOP FURTHER AND THE CONNECTING ROD MAY BREAK.
Safety consequence
IF THE CONNECTING ROD BREAKS, THE ENGINE WILL STOP AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL DISASSEMBLE THE ENGINE AND THE CRANKSHAFT WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONE THAT HAS A PROPERLY HEAT-TREATED CONNECTING ROD. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAMAHA AT 1-800-962-7926.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V461000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.