{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Yamaha recall 18V861 (990125): 2015-2018 Yamaha YZFR3 Motorcycles",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v861/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V861 (Yamaha): If coolant leaks onto the rear tire, it can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash. Yamaha's own number: 990125.",
  "excerpt": "Yamaha Yzfr3, model years 2015 to 2018. Filed by Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA and reported to NHTSA on 4 December 2018. 16,760 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Yamaha YZFR3 motorcycles. The upper radiator hose may crack resulting in a coolant leak. 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: 990125. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V861 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 coolant leaks onto the rear tire, it can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V861 Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings 4 December 2018 2015-2018 YAMAHA YZFR3 If coolant leaks onto the rear tire, it can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash. Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will install a new upper radiator hose, 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 18V861 (990125): 2015-2018 Yamaha YZFR3 Motorcycles\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v861/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}