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Yamaha XS400 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Yamaha XS400 (1978–1979).

1
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1978
year with most recalls

Pick your Yamaha XS400 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1979 Yamaha XS40010
1978 Yamaha XS40010

All Yamaha XS400 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Yamaha XS400, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 80V040000 Reported 114,375 vehicles potentially affected YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP

    The fuel petcock, which controls the fuel supply from the gas tank to the carburetor, may be defective. The involved petcock contains a rubber diaphragm. In the event that a hole develops, fuel may be misdirected and may manifest itself in a fuel leak in the petcock housing.

    Remedy: Dealer will install an improved fuel petcock without charge to owner.

    Model years: 1978, 1979

Other Yamaha models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.