{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1989151 (Yamaha), 1986 to 1989: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989151/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1989151, YAMAHA VMAX (VMX12), 1989-10-26. THE ELECTRICAL CABLES FROM THE BATTERY TO THE STARTER SOLENOID COULD BECOME WEDGED BETWEEN.",
  "excerpt": "Yamaha Vmax (Vmx12). Published by Transport Canada as 1989151 on 26 October 1989. System: Electrical. What the notice says The electrical cables from the battery to the starter solenoid could become wedged between the bottom of the seat and the wire guide. this could lead to insulation damage and a possible short circuit which could in turn cause engine stoppage and light failure, resulting in a possible accident. correction: cables will … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. THE ELECTRICAL CABLES FROM THE BATTERY TO THE STARTER SOLENOID COULD BECOME WEDGED BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT AND THE WIRE GUIDE. THIS COULD LEAD TO INSULATION DAMAGE AND A POSSIBLE SHORT CIRCUIT WHICH COULD IN TURN CAUSE ENGINE STOPPAGE AND LIGHT FAILURE, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. CORRECTION: CABLES WILL BE ROUTED THROUGH THE COIL BRACKET, A GROMMET WILL BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT CHAFING OF THE INSULATION AND CABLES WILL BE SECURED WITH A PLASTIC TIE WRAP. CABLES FOUND TO BE DAMAGED DURING INITIAL INSPECTION WILL BE REPLACED. Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:29:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:29:08+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1989151 (Yamaha), 1986 to 1989: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989151/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}