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Yamaha YZF-R3

Every Yamaha YZF-R3 model year on file, 2015 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years41 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72015 to 2021
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins7Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 75% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

012320153201620172018201920202021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Yamaha YZF-R3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
3
Engine and cooling
2
Steering
1
Suspension
1
Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Yamaha YZF-R3 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Yamaha YZF-R3 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2021Not decoded0NoneNone100
2020Not decoded0NoneNone200
2019Not decoded0NoneNone200
2018Not decoded0NoneNone101
2017Not decoded0NoneNone101
2016Motorcycle1100.050302
2015Motorcycle30.0150403
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Yamaha YZF-R3

  • 21V-048 Feb 3, 2021
    Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) printed on the Federal Certification label may not match the VIN stamped on the vehicle
    Equipment · 8,281 vehicles
  • 20V-611 Oct 5, 2020
    Condensation or other contaminates may adhere to the rear reflector lens reducing its effectiveness
    Visibility and wipers · 31k vehicles
  • 17V-112 Feb 21, 2017
    Water can enter and corrode the ignition switch resulting in an unexpected engine stall
    Electrical system · 14k vehicles
  • 17V-111 Feb 21, 2017
    In the affected motorcycles, engine vibration can cause the fuel tank mounting bracket to contact the fuel tank, which overtime, may result in the…
    Fuel system · 14k vehicles
  • 15V-593 Sep 23, 2015
    Affected motorcycles may have an incorrectly manufactured upper triple clamp (handle crown) that may crack while riding
    Steering · 16 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.