NHTSA Campaign 07V176000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

Issued by DUCATI NORTH AMERICA · Reported Apr 24, 2007 · 2 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CYLINDERS MOBILE TIMING BELT TENSIONER IS DIMENSIONALLY INCORRECT.

Consequence

THE MOBILE TENSIONER CAN COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE TIMING BELT COVER WHICH COULD CAUSE THE TIMING BELT TO FAIL AND CONSEQUENTLY STOP THE ENGINE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING MOBILE TIMING BELT TENSIONER USING UPDATED COMPONENTS. THE RECALLBEGAN ON APRIL 4, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUCATI AT 1-408-253-0499.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DUCATI 1098 TRICOLORE 2007 2

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V176000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.