Yamaha India recalls 902 units of YZF-R3

Around two weeks ago, Yamaha Japan had recalled around 1500 units of the YZF-R3 motorcycle. The manufacturer had stated that the recall was being issued to fix an oil pump and transmission related issue. The Yamaha YZF-R3 is sold in India as a Completely Knocked Down (CKD) unit with the components arriving from Japan. This means the Indian R3 motorcycles were likely to suffer from the same issue.

At that time we had contacted…