The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·18V483000·Announced 2018-07-19

Yamaha Recalls 2018 MT-07 and XSR700 Motorcycles for Chain Guard Bolt Issue

Yamaha is recalling 3,493 2018 MT-07 and XSR700 motorcycles because drive chain guard bolts may loosen, causing the guard to break and fall onto the road.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural defect where a component may break and fall onto the road, creating a hazard that increases the risk of a crash, but no injuries or deaths are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA is recalling certain 2018 Yamaha MT-07J, MT-07JC, XSR700J, and XSR700JC motorcycles. The recall involves 3,493 vehicles in total.

The bolts that connect the drive chain guard to the swingarm may loosen. This can cause the chain guard to contact the drive chain and break. 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 chain guard mounting bolts free of charge. The recall began on August 3, 2018. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
YAMAHA MT-07, XSR700
Brand
YAMAHA
Manufacturer
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Category
Vehicle — Motorcycle
Hazard
Affected units
3,493

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • MT-07
  • XSR700

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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