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Yamaha YZF600rgYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 8 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Yamaha YZF600rg.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints8Top: Power trainSafety recalls11995–2002 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Yamaha YZF600rg years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the YZF600rg median. Tap a year for its full report.

'95'00'01'02
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2002Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls1995Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Yamaha YZF600rg problems

All model years combined: 8 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train40
Electrical system10
Fuel system, gasoline11
Steering11
Suspension10
1 recall

Yamaha YZF600rg recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Suspension: rear96V-033 · 1995 · Feb 12, 1996 · 4,348 vehicles