The 1988 Yamaha Fz600 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 9,709 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC88V0690001988-04-259,709 affected
Defect
FRONT HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID HOSE MAY CONTACT SPEEDOMETER CABLE DURING NORMAL VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION.
Consequence
THIS COULD WEAR THE BRAKE HOSE AND CAUSE BRAKE FLUIDLEAKAGE, THIS COULD RESULT IN REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS, AND LEAD TO ANACCIDENT.
Remedy
INSTALL A SPEEDOMETER CABLE HOLDER TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE FLUID HOSE; REPLACE BRAKE HOSE IF NECESSARY.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1
Total complaints1
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Loud transmission noise - transmission down shifted from 5th to 4th gear on5 different occasions. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1988 Yamaha Fz600 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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