Engine and engine cooling: critical fasteners (Yamaha)
Vehicle recall 25V-778. NHTSA received Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA’s report on Nov 12, 2025.
- NHTSA: do not drive
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The short answer
NHTSA received Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA’s report on Nov 12, 2025. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 23, 2026.
- Do not drive NHTSA’s advice to owners (needs attention)
- 2,715 vehicles potentially involved, by NHTSA’s count
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
An engine stall can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Yamaha Motor Company, Ltd.
(Yamaha) is recalling certain 2018-2022 XMAX scooters.
The camshaft retainer bolt may loosen and not properly secure the camshaft, resulting in an engine stall.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Engine and engine cooling: critical fasteners.
What should you do?
Owners are advised not to ride their scooter until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will install a new camshaft plate kit, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 20, 2025. Owners may contact Yamaha’s customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha’s number for this recall is 990184. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning November 24, 2025.
NHTSA’s advice: Do not drive
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 2,715 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 23, 2026.