The National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration (NHTSA) has issued a recall notice for certain 2013-2015 Yamaha XT250 motorcycles manufactured from August 1, 2012 to October 1, 2014. According to the notice, “affected motorcycles contain an air induction pipe and hose which may fail after prolonged periods of high RPM operation. The air induction hose may melt, causing hot exhaust gasses to leak from the hose.” There are 4776 units potentially affected by the issue.
In the Defect Notice submitted to the NHTSA, Yamaha Motor Corporation USA states that it estimates 80% of the XT250s within the bounds of the recall contain the defect.
Yamaha dealers will replace the air induction pipe and hose, free of charge, on affected motorcycles. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-714-761-7300 for more information. Yamaha’s ID number for this recall is 990091.
More information can also be found at www.safercar.gov or by calling the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236. The NHTSA campaign ID number for this recall is 14V754000.
Yamaha Recalls 2013-2015 XT250 Motorcycles
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