Yamaha Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Crash and Fire Hazards (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 17-727. Announced by CPSC on Jan 12, 2017.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 12, 2017. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 400 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 turbocharger overboost can cause severe engine damage, posing crash and fire hazards to the user.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled snowmobiles and contact a local Yamaha dealer to schedule a free repair. Yamaha is contacting all registered owners directly.
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: Yamaha at 800-962-7926 anytime or online at www.yamahamotorsports.com and click on “CPSC Alerts” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Yamaha model year 2016 SR10 “SRViper” snowmobiles that are equipped with a dealer-installed Mountain Performance Inc. (MPI) Turbo Kit sold by Yamaha. The recalled snowmobiles were sold in several colors. The model name is printed on the left and right side of the front cowling. The vehicle identification number (VIN) and the model number are stamped on the frame (tunnel) near the right foot-well. The letter G in the 10th position of the VIN number indicates that the unit was made in the 2016 model year. Model Model Number Colors SRViper R-TX DX SR10RDGB, SR10RDGR Blue, Red/Black SRViper R-TX SE SR10RSGL, SR10RSGR Blue, Red/White SRViper R-TX LE SR10RLGL, SR10RLGW Blue, Red/White SRViper L-TX DX SR10LDGB, SR10LDGR Black/Red, Black SRViper L-TX SE SR10LSGL, SR10LSGR Blue, Red/White SRViper L-TX LE SR10LLGW Blue, White/Red SRViper S-TX DX 137 SR10SD37GR Black/Red SRViper S-TX DX 146 SR10SD46GB Black SRViper X-TX SE SR10XSGL, SR10XSGR Blue, Red/White SRViper X-TX LE SR10XLGL, SR10XLGW White/Blue, White/Red SRViper M-TX 141 SE SR10MS41GL, SR10MS41GR Blue, Red/White SRViper M-TX 153 SR10M53GB, SR10M53GR Black, Red/White SRViper M-TX 153 SE SR10MS53GL, SR10MS53GR Blue, Red/White SRViper M-TX 153 LE SR10ML53GL, SR10ML53GW Blue, White/Red SRViper M-TX 162 SR10M62GB, SR10M62GR Black, Red/Black SRViper M-TX 162 SE SR10MS62GL, SR10MS62GR Blue, Red/White SRViper M-TX 162 LE SR10ML62GL, SR10ML62GW Blue, White/Red
About 400 units, as CPSC gives them.
Snowmobiles with aftermarket turbochargers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 18 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Turbo unit from MPI Turbo Kit
- SR10RDGB (“SRViper R-TX DX”) – Also available in Red/Black
- SR10RSGR (“SRViper R-TX SE”) – Also available in Blue
- SR10RLGL (“SRViper R-TX LE”) – Also available in White/Red
- SR10LDGR (“SRViper L-TX DX”) – Also available in Black
- SR10LSGR (“SRViper L-TX SE”) – Also available in Blue
- SR10LLG (“SRViper L-TX LE”) – also available in Red/White
- SR10SD37GR (“SRViper S-TX DX 137”)
- SR10SD46GB (“SRViper S-TX DX 146”)
- SR10XSGR (“SRViper X-TX SE”) – Also available in Blue
- SR10XLGL (“SRViper X-TX LE”) – Also available in White/Red
- SR10MS41GR (“SRViper M-TX SE 141”) – Also available in Blue
- SR10M53GB (“SRViper M-TX 153”) – Also available in Red
- SR10MS53GL (“SRViper M-TX SE 153”) – Also available in Red
- SR10ML53GW (“SRViper M-TX LE 153”) – Also available in Blue
- SR10M62GR (“SRViper M-TX 162”) – Also available in Black
- SR10MS62GL (“SRViper M-TX 162 SE”) – Also available in Red
- SR10ML62GW (“SRViper M-TX 162 LE”) – Also available in Blue
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A., Cypress, Calif.
- Yamaha snowmobile dealers nationwide from August 2015 through April 2016 for between $12,800 and $14,100. The Mountain Performance Inc. (MPI) Turbo Kits were sold as an after-market accessory at Yamaha snowmobile dealers nationwide from March 2015 through September 2016 for about $3,300.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received 40 reports of engine damage due to the turbocharge overboost. 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.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.