Check any motorcycle sold in the US for open safety recalls.
Your browser queries the NHTSA
database directly — nothing goes through us, nothing is logged.
What a recall means A recall is the manufacturer telling the federal government a safety defect exists. The fix is free at any authorized dealer, with no time limit for motorcycles under typical recall terms, and it applies to the bike — not the owner. Buying used? Check before you buy; open recalls transfer with the bike.
No recalls on file An empty result means no recall campaign covers that model-year — it is not a statement that the bike has no problems. Model names here follow NHTSA spelling (YZFR3, not YZF-R3). If a model is missing, search nhtsa.gov directly or check by VIN.
This covers the bike, not your gear NHTSA vehicle campaigns are what this tool searches. Helmet and apparel recalls are handled separately: helmets with FMVSS 218 defects appear in NHTSA equipment campaigns, and riding gear generally falls under the CPSC — check cpsc.gov/Recalls for those.