NHTSA lists 2 complaints for the 2015 Yamaha YZFR1M, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as YAMAHA YZFR1M.
At a glance
Complaints
2
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
350
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
6
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE
1
50.0%
POWER TRAIN
1
50.0%
SUSPENSION
1
50.0%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Defect: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha) is recalling certain model year 2015 YZFR1M motorcycles manufactured January 19, 2015, to March 23, 2015. The affected motorcycles may have been built with an improperly manufactured rear shock absorber. The nut on the damper rod for these shock absorbers may loosen, resulting in a loss of damping and the possible disassembling of the shock.
Consequence: If the damper rod nut loosens, shock absorber performance would be affected, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Yamaha will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the motorcycles and replace any affected rear shock absorbers, free of charge. The recall began on April 29, 2015. Owners may contact Yamaha customer service at 1-800-962-7926. Yamaha's number for this recall is 990095.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
6 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
1
POWER TRAIN
1
SUSPENSION
1
VISIBILITY
1
10234194
Date: 2023-03-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
The 2015 ~ 2021 YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M Oil Strainer Cover has been changed due to procurement reasons. The magnesium Oil Strainer Cover is no longer manufactured and has been superseded to the current aluminum Oil Strainer Cover. As a result, when replacing the magnesium Oil Strainer Cover with the alum
10075391
Date: 2015-12-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
10058569
Date: 2015-08-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.
YAMAHA MC: CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES EXPERIENCE, ON REAR VIEW MIRRORS, AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO SPRING WASHERS, OF PIVOT POINTS, BEING INSTALLED INCORRECTLY CAUSING FREE PLAY. MODEL 2015 YZF-R1F, YZF-R1MF. *PE
10058507
Date: 2015-05-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
YAMAHA MC: COMMUNICATION CONTROL UNIT (CCU) IN SOME MOTORCYCLES MAY EXPERIENCE A SOFTWARE GLITCH THAT PREVENTS CCU TO POWER DOWN AND ALSO WITH KEY OFF, CAUSES DISCHARGE OF BATTERY. MODEL 2015 YZF-R1M. *PE
10058499
Date: 2015-05-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY.
YAMAHA MC: INFORMATION ON DISCONTINUATION OF SUSPENSION OIL RT-43 USED FOR CERTAIN MODELS AND REPLACED BY AN ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE M1 SUSPENSION OIL. NO MODEL OR YEARS LISTED. *PE
10058568
Date: 2015-04-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.
YAMAHA MC: TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER'S NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. SOME MOTORCYCLES WERE NOT MANUFACTURED WITH CORRECT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER PISTON ROD NUT AND POSSIBILITY OF THE PISTON ROD NUT LOOSEN, CAUSING POOR HANDLING. MODEL 2015 YZFR1MF/FC. *PE
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.