15V593000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
If the upper triple clamp fractures, a loss of steering control may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
2015 YAMAHA YZF-R3
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 4 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2015 YAMAHA YZF-R3 carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints4
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
20V611000
VISIBILITY
A less reflective rear reflector increases the risk of crash.
17V111000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
A fuel leak in the presence of a ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
17V112000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 1ENGINE
- 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 1STEERING
- 1SUSPENSION
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2015 YAMAHA YZF-R3s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.