{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2020226 (Yamaha), 2015 to 2018: Engine",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2020226/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2020226, YAMAHA SMAX, 2020-05-25. Issue: On certain scooters, the cylinder head nuts may not have been tightened properly and could.",
  "excerpt": "Yamaha Smax. Published by Transport Canada as 2020226 on 25 May 2020. System: Engine. What the notice says Issue: On certain scooters, the cylinder head nuts may not have been tightened properly and could loosen. If this happens, the cylinder head gasket can fail. This could prevent the engine from starting, or could cause the engine to stall. Safety Risk: A sudden loss of engine power could increase the risk of a … 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. Issue: On certain scooters, the cylinder head nuts may not have been tightened properly and could loosen. If this happens, the cylinder head gasket can fail. This could prevent the engine from starting, or could cause the engine to stall. Safety Risk: A sudden loss of engine power could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective Actions: Yamaha will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your scooter to a dealer to replace the head gasket. To reduce the safety risk, Yamaha recommends that you should avoid riding your scooter until the recall repairs have been completed, except to take it to the dealer for this repair. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:52:17+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:52:17+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2020226 (Yamaha), 2015 to 2018: Engine\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2020226/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}