The defect
THE DAMPER SHAFT OF THE REAR SHOCK CAN BEND OR BREAK.
The risk
THE SHAFT COULD FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW STYLE SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY KIT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Yamaha YZF600RG | 1995 |
| Yamaha YZF600RGC | 1995 |
| Yamaha YZF600RH | 1996 |
| Yamaha YZF600RHC | 1996 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR
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 YZF600RG | 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| Yamaha YZF600RGC | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha YZF600RH | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamaha YZF600RHC | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1996
25 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the suspension; YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA filed 31 campaigns in all.
| 96V252000 18 Dec 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V233004 2 Dec 1996 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 96V240000 27 Nov 1996 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 96V233002 22 Nov 1996 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 96V233003 20 Nov 1996 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 96V227001 15 Nov 1996 | ELDORADO NATIONAL |
| 96V188000 25 Sept 1996 | KARAVAN TRAILERS |
| 96V124006 10 Sept 1996 | MAXIM TRUCK COMPANY, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996