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Product Recall Number: 16-738

Why was Yamaha Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles recalled?

Water can get into the throttle cable and if it freezes during cold weather, the ice can prevent the throttle from returning to idle. This can cause the rider to lose control, posing crash and injury hazards.

Yamaha Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles
Here's product recall specific data for Yamaha Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles.

  • Product Recall Number: 16-738

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2016-04-13

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Yamaha Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles

  • Description: "Water can get into the throttle cable and if it freezes during cold weather, the ice can prevent the throttle from returning to idle."

  • Hazard Description: Water can get into the throttle cable and if it freezes during cold weather, the ice can prevent the throttle from returning to idle. This can cause the rider to lose control, posing crash and injury hazards.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 7,000

  • Incidents: None reported

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled utility vehicles and contact their local Yamaha dealer to schedule a free repair. Yamaha is contacting all registered owners directly.

  • Sold At: "Yamaha side-by-side dealers nationwide from September 2015 to February 2016 for between $19,800 and $21,600. "

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: "Yamaha Motor Corporation USA, of Cypress, Calif."

  • Manufactured In: USA

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed