Vehicle recall 00V281000 · September 21, 2000
Yamaha CY50N, JOG and 1 more model
Vehicle description: motorcycles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: motorcycles. The drain bolt for the transmission oil can come loose during operation allowing oil to flow out from the drain hole onto the pavement.
- Consequence
- This could cause the rear tire to slip, which could lead to a crash and result in personal injury or death.
- Remedy
- Dealers will tighten the drain bolt.
- Notes
- Owner notification began September 26, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact yamaha at 1-800-6-yamaha (1-800-692-6242).also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V281000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 21, 2000
- Filed by
- YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA
- Owner notification
- September 26, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 300
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Manual transmission › Lubricant
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Yamaha CY50N (2001): 2001
- Yamaha JOG (2001): 2001
- Yamaha Riva (2001): 2001
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