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NHTSA Campaign 07E036000

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

Issued by RC COMPONENTS · Reported Jun 7, 2007 · 868 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN RC COMPONENTS MOTORCYCLE FRAMES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 2003 AND SEPTEMBER 2005 SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT. THE FACTORY-INSTALLED WELDED GUSSET PLATE CONNECTING THE FRAME BACKBONE, NECK, AND DOWN TUBE IS MISSING.

Consequence

AS A RESULT, ADDITIONAL STRESS WOULD BE PLACED ON THE WELDS CAUSING RAPID WEAR AND POSSIBLE JOINT SEPARATION. FRAME SEPARATION OF THE NECK, DOWN TUBE, AND BACKBONE JOINTS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING AND CONTROL OF THE BIKE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Remedy

THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS ARE WORKING WITH RC COMPONENTS TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE MOTORCYCLES WILL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS CAN CONTACT EITHER THEIR MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURER OR RC COMPONENTS AT 270-842-6000.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
RC COMPONENTS MOTORCYCLE FRAME 868

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07E036000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.