The risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because the affected motorcycles can experience 5th gear galling on the clutch shaft due to lack of lubrication. This condition can cause the gear to seize to the shaft, resulting in rear wheel lock-up. This could result in an accident, which could cause injury or death to the rider.
Product: The recall applies to 2008 model year motorcycles, built from the start of production through to 30 May 2008. The VIN numbers list for Greece is:- 5MZHL04R183B01974- 5MZHL04R283B01482- 5MZHL04R483B01483- 5MZHL04R583B01797- 5MZHL04R583B01931- 5MZHL04R983B01964- 5MZHL04R983B02421- 5MZHL04RX83B00855- 5MZHL04RX83B01150
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer.Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other injuries alerts in 2008
122 of the 167 motor vehicle alerts published in 2008 concerned the same risk.
| 1500/08 26 Dec 2008 | Porsche |
| 1506/08 26 Dec 2008 | Triumph |
| 1507/08 26 Dec 2008 | Fiat |
| 1508/08 26 Dec 2008 | Fiat |
| 1490/08 19 Dec 2008 | Volkswagen |
| 1389/08 5 Dec 2008 | Volkswagen |
| 1407/08 5 Dec 2008 | OPEL |
| 1417/08 5 Dec 2008 | RENAULT |
Who notified alerts in 2008
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 64 |
| Germany | 43 |
| Spain | 13 |
| Poland | 13 |
| Sweden | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 7 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2008
More Buell alerts
3 EU Safety Gate alerts for Buell since 2007; the most were issued in 2007 (1).
| 0787/09 Injuries | Jun 2009 |
| 0282/07 Injuries | Mar 2007 |