Yamaha Recalls ATVs Due to Crash Hazard
Home product recall 10-733. Announced by CPSC on Apr 29, 2010.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 29, 2010. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 20,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The steering column support assembly can crack and cause the rider to lose steering control, posing a risk of injury or death to riders.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ATVs and contact their local Yamaha dealer to schedule a free repair. Registered owners were sent direct mail notification of the recall.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Yamaha at (800) 962-7926 any time or visit the company’s website at www.yamaha-motor.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves the non-power steering models. Model names can be found on both the right and left hand side of the unit on the side panel.The following model numbers are affected by this recall: Model Year Model Name Model Number 2009 Grizzly 550 YFM550FGHY 2009 Grizzly 550 YFM550FGY 2010 Grizzly 550 FM550FGHZ 2010 Grizzly 550 YFM550FGZ Model Year Model Name Model Number 2008 Grizzly 700 YFM700FGHX 2008 Grizzly 700 YFM700FGX 2009 Grizzly 700 YFM700FGHY 2009 Grizzly 700 YFM700FGY 2010 Grizzly 700 YFM700FGHZ 2010 Grizzly 700 YFM700FGZ
About 20,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Yamaha All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A., Cypress, Calif.
- Yamaha dealers nationwide from October 2007 through March 2010 for between $7,000 and $9,500.
- Made in Japan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Yamaha has received 19 reports of incidents involving the recalled ATVs. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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