Recall: All 2012-2017 Ural Motorcycles With Sidecars May Have Wheel Issue

On June 16, 2022, Irbit Motorworks of America, Inc. issued a security recall for all 2012 by means of 2017 Ural sidecar bikes, together with the Gear Up, Tourist, Patrol, Retro, and cT fashions. The problem is badly tightened wheel spokes, which can harm the edges, trigger wheel lock-up, and will doubtlessly result in a crash. 

According to Irbit Motorworks of America, an estimated 3,250 complete bikes are affected by this recall. Here is the person breakdown of numbers (each VIN and quantity concerned) by mannequin:

The problem got here to gentle as Irbit started investigating National Highway Traffic Safety Administration complaints concerning cracked and/or faulty wheel rims. There was a earlier recall, NHTSA marketing campaign quantity 13V-507, for some wheel rims—however these specific complaints have been exterior the scope of that recall.  

Upon investigation, Irbit says {that a} potential defect might exist for all wheels equipped to Irbit by the wheel producer ComStar between September 15, 2011 and October 3, 2017. Since that point, Irbit notes that each its meeting procedures and high quality management inspection procedures have modified on the manufacturing unit. In 2018, Irbit’s aluminum wheel provider additionally modified.  

Irbit’s recall service to deal with this problem will contain full substitute of all wheel rims—entrance, rear, sidecar, and spare—on all Ural bikes produced between September 15, 2011 and October 3, 2017. All recall service and components substitute will probably be carried out freed from charged by licensed Ural sellers.  

This contains the aluminum wheel rims, spokes, tubes, and rim strips. The substitute wheels have been manufactured by Italcerchio S.R.L., and have exceeded all of Irbit’s high quality inspection necessities. This recall excludes any rims that have been beforehand changed below guarantee, and/or below the sooner NHTSA recall 13V-507. 

Irbit will notify sellers about this recall through e-mail and postal letters despatched through USPS. Dealer notifications are scheduled to happen between July 15, 2022 and July 31, 2022. Affected house owners can even be notified between August 1, 2022 and August 15, 2022. Owners might contact Irbit Customer Service at 1-425-702-8484. Additionally, house owners might contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to www.nhtsa.gov. NHTSA’s marketing campaign quantity for this recall is 22V-431.