Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-38
YAMAHA · Rear suspension to motorcycles
The rear suspension on the motorcycles may collapse during riding due to the suspension arm breakage at its bearing mount area. The affected area is constantly under stress from the press-fitted bearing. When the affected area is exposed to corrosive agents such as snow melting agent, the affected area develop cracks to the point of breaking the bearing area.
- Published
- 28 September 2007
- Notifying authority
- Greece
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0974/07
- Model
- Motorcycles, model MT 01. Model code and frame number (PREFIX No):- 5YU1/5YU3/5YU4, RP121, (000301-011175),- 5YU8/5YUB, RP181, (000301- 0001239),- 5YU2/5YU5/5YU6, RP122, (000003-000438),- 5YU7, RP14N, (000002-000201),- 5YUD/5YUE, RP20N, (000003-000092).
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Japan
Product description
The recall concerns YAMAHA MT 01 motorcycles, produced from 2005 to 2007.