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Yamaha YZFR1L Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 4 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Yamaha YZFR1L (1998–2000). The most-complained-about year is 2000.

1
safety recalls, all years
4
owner complaints, all years
1998
year with most recalls
2000
year with most complaints

Pick your Yamaha YZFR1L model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2000 Yamaha YZFR1L04
1999 Yamaha YZFR1L10
1998 Yamaha YZFR1L10

What Yamaha YZFR1L owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 4.

All Yamaha YZFR1L recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Yamaha YZFR1L, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Cooling system (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 99V186000 Reported 6,373 vehicles potentially affected YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA

    Vehicle description: motorcycles. A coolant water hose can come loose at the thermostat housing during operation.

    Remedy: Dealers will install and properly tighten two new hose clamps.

    Model years: 1998, 1999

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.