The defect
FUEL TANK WAS DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. IF MOTORCYCLE TANK IS FULL AND LEFT IN HOT SUNLIGHT, GAS WILL EXPAND BEYOND THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY LEVEL OF TANK.
The remedy
INSTALLATION OF A NEWLY DESIGNED TANK TO PREVENT FUEL LEAKAGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Yamaha FJ600 | 1984 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaha FJ600 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1984
20 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP filed 16 campaigns in all.
| 84V162000 26 Dec 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 84V152000 27 Nov 1984 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 84V151000 26 Nov 1984 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
| 84V150000 26 Nov 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V147000 21 Nov 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V128000 30 Oct 1984 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 84V133000 16 Oct 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V119000 2 Oct 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984