{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Yamaha recall 18V860 (990126): 2015-2016 Yamaha YZFR3 Motorcycles",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v860/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V860 (Yamaha): Difficulty shifting gears can cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash. Yamaha's own number: 990126.",
  "excerpt": "Yamaha Yzfr3, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA and reported to NHTSA on 4 December 2018. 11,240 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Yamaha YZFR3 motorcycles. The shift shaft torsion spring may fracture, giving the shifter a loose feel and affecting the ability to shift gears. 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: 990126. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V860 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: “Difficulty shifting gears can cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.” 18V860 Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA Power Train:Manual Transmission 4 December 2018 2015-2016 YAMAHA YZFR3 Difficulty shifting gears can cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash. Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will install a new shift shaft torsion spring, free of charge. The recall began December 17, 2018. Owners may contact Yamaha",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:03:56+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:13:05+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Yamaha recall 18V860 (990126): 2015-2016 Yamaha YZFR3 Motorcycles\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v860/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}