{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Yamaha recall 18V483 (990120): Yamaha MT-07, Yamaha XSR700 (2018)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v483/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V483 (Yamaha): If the chain guard breaks, it may fall onto the road, creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Yamaha Mt-07, Yamaha Xsr700, model year 2018. Filed by Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA and reported to NHTSA on 19 July 2018. 3,493 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2018 Yamaha MT-07J, MT-07JC, XSR700J, and XSR700JC motorcycles. The bolts that connect the drive chain guard to the swingarm may loosen, possibly causing the chain guard to contact the drive chain and break. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Yamaha's own number for this recall: 990120. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V483 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the chain guard breaks, it may fall onto the road, creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V483 Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA Power Train:Driveline 19 July 2018 2018-2018 YAMAHA MT-07, YAMAHA XSR700 If the chain guard breaks, it may fall onto the road, creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash. Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will replace both",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:49:20+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:36:17+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Yamaha recall 18V483 (990120): Yamaha MT-07, Yamaha XSR700 (2018)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v483/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}