India Yamaha Motor has issued a recall for its 1,155 YZF-R3 motorcycles. The company has said the recall follows parent company Yamaha Motor Co of Japan having detected a defect in the motorcycle’s fuel tank bracket and main switch sub-assembly.

Yamaha has initiated a factory modification campaign under which the defective parts will be replaced with a modified one, free of cost, basis at Yamaha dealerships. The replacement activity would begin immediately as the company would communicate with customers directly.

Yamaha's fifth recall in India, second for YZF-R3
This is the fifth time that the company has issued a vehicle recall in India, with the other four made in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 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.

In June 2016, the company recalled nearly all the units (912) of the YZF-R3 it has sold in India since its launch the previous year. The recall was for dection of 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. 

Yamaha’s total vehicle recall in India now stands at 58,248 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). 

(With inputs from Amit Panday)