Nearly 160,000 Yamaha vehicles in Vietnam, manufactured between late 2021 and the end of 2024, are being recalled to check for engine number stamping defects.
Recently, Yamaha Motor Vietnam has announced a “Program to recall two-wheeled Yamaha motorcycles to inspect the engine number stamping surface.”
“After a thorough investigation, consideration, and evaluation, we have decided to initiate a recall for Yamaha two-wheeled motorcycles that may have engine number stamping defects. These vehicles were produced and assembled by Yamaha Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd. during the period from October 18, 2021, to November 24, 2024. We will inspect and evaluate the engine number stamping surface to identify cases of defective stamping and implement appropriate measures to ensure consumer rights and compliance with government regulations,” the Yamaha Motor Vietnam announcement stated.
The recall affects 159,320 vehicles across 33 versions belonging to 11 models in various segments, including Jupiter, Latte, Lexi, Grande Nozza, Exciter, Freego, Janus, NVX, PG-1, and Sirius.
Customers can cross-reference their vehicle with the provided list or search by the vehicle frame number, which is engraved on the vehicle and the registration certificate, on the Yamaha Motor Vietnam website.
Yamaha Motor Vietnam recommends that owners of the recalled two-wheeled Yamaha motorcycles take their vehicles to an authorized Yamaha Factory Service (YFS) dealer or service station for inspection and evaluation of the engine number stamping surface.
The recall program will be carried out from March 4, 2025, to March 4, 2026.
The estimated time for the engine number stamping surface inspection, free engine oil change, and free minor maintenance is one hour and thirty minutes.
Yamaha Motor Vietnam has also proposed a corrective action, stating that they will negotiate with customers to repurchase vehicles found to have defective engine number stamping.
Earlier in January 2025, Yamaha Motor Vietnam had issued a statement regarding an issue with some newly purchased Grande vehicles, where customers were unable to register their vehicles due to erased frame and engine numbers.
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According to Yamaha Motor Vietnam, during the engine number stamping process, some workers at the Yamaha Motor Vietnam factory took it upon themselves to skip the step of destroying defective engine casings and instead chose to repair them.
This recall is unprecedented in scale for both the motorcycle industry and Yamaha globally.
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