The defect
Irbit Motorworks of America, Inc. (Irbit) is recalling certain 2012-2017 Ural Gear Up, Ural Patrol (T), Ural Retro, 2012-2015 Ural Tourist (T), and 2015-2017 Ural cT motorcycles. The wheel spokes may have been improperly tightened, which can damage the rims or cause a wheel lock-up.
The risk
Damaged rims or a wheel lock-up can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the wheel rims, spokes, tubes, and rim strips, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact Irbit customer service at 1-425-702-8484. This recall excludes wheel rims previously replaced by warranty and/or under NHTSA Recall No. 13V-507.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ural CT | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Ural Gear-UP | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Ural Patrol-T | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Ural Retro | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Ural Tourist-T | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: WHEELS:RIM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ural CT | 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| Ural CT | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural CT | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Gear-UP | 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| Ural Gear-UP | 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| Ural Gear-UP | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Gear-UP | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| Ural Gear-UP | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Ural Gear-UP | 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| Ural Patrol-T | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Ural Patrol-T | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Patrol-T | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Patrol-T | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Patrol-T | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Patrol-T | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Retro | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Retro | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Retro | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Retro | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| Ural Retro | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Retro | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Tourist-T | 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| Ural Tourist-T | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Tourist-T | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Ural Tourist-T | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
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