NHTSA Campaign 13V507000

WHEELS:RIM

Issued by IRBIT MOTORWORKS OF AMERICA · Reported Oct 17, 2013 · 273 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Irbit Motorworks of America, Inc. (Irbit) is recalling certain model year 2012 Ural Gear-up, Patrol, Patrol T, Tourist, and Tourist T motorcycles with sidecars produced June 2, 2012, through October 25, 2012. The aluminum rims manufactured in April 2012 were improperly heat treated which could result in cracked, split or broken rims.

Consequence

The failure of a rim may result in a wheel lock up, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Irbit will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the motorcycles and replace any aluminum rims manufactured in April 2012, free of charge. The recall began on November 2013. Owners may contact Irbit Motorworks at 1-425-702-8484.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
URAL GEAR-UP 2012 273
URAL PATROL 2012 273
URAL PATROL-T 2012 273
URAL TOURIST 2012 273
URAL TOURIST-T 2012 273

Source: NHTSA Campaign 13V507000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.