Yamaha recalls nearly all units of YZF-R3 sold in India

India Yamaha Motor is recalling 902 units of its entry-level sportsbike, the YZF-R3.

By Amit Panday

30 Jun 2016

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With the recall for 902 YZF-R3s, Yamaha's total recalls in India have reached 56,093 units including the Ray scooter, YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M.

In a major voluntary recall exercise today, Yamaha Motor Sales India has recalled nearly all the units of the YZF-R3 it has sold in India since its launch last year. The company announced today that it is recalling 902 units of its entry-level midsize sportsbike, YZF-R3.

The recall has been announced after the engineers at the parent company (Yamaha Motor Co) have detected undisclosed defects related to the malfunctioning of clutch pressure plate assembly and oil pump assembly in the YZF-R3, which is powered by a parallel-twin, 321cc engine.

According to an official communication from Yamaha, its engineers have detected potential defects in YZF-R3 models within certain production numbers. Interestingly, the company has sold a total of 906 units of the YZF-R3 between its launch in August 2015 to May 2016 in India.

“Although no safety issues have been reported from anywhere in India, Yamaha as a responsible corporate has decided to recall all the vehicles falling under the identified production numbers. A total of 902 bikes will be recalled in India under Yamaha’s factory modification campaign, where the affected motorcycles’ defected parts will be replaced with a modified one on ‘free of cost’ basis at Yamaha authorized dealers,” quotes the communication from the company.

Fourth recall from Yamaha in India

This is the fourth time that the company has issued a vehicle recall in India, with the other three made in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively.

It can be recalled that the company had issued a recall note for 56,082 units of its 113cc Ray scooter in 2013 due to some welding issues in the handlebar area. That was followed by a recall of around 100 units of its 1000cc superbike YZF-R1 in 2014 when the parent company had detected technical snags in the headlamp units.

Later in December 2015, seven units of YZF-R1 and two units of YZF-R1M were recalled by the company to address issues detected in the transmission system.

Yamaha’s total vehicle recall in India now stands at 57,093 units involving the 113cc Ray scooter, 321cc YZF-R3 and 998cc YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M.

Other two-wheeler manufacturers that have voluntarily recalled their vehicles are Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (in 2012), Harley-Davidson India (twice in 2015), Triumph Motorcycle India (in 2015) and Bajaj Auto for its KTM 390 Duke models (in 2014).

- Vehicle recalls in India cross the 2.3 million mark