2007 Ural Tourist

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › manual transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Power Train › Manual Transmission1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Power Train › Automatic Transmission07V372000
Filed Aug 22, 2007308 vehiclesIrbit Motorworks Of America

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES BUILT WITH A SIDECAR AND EQUIPPED WITH HERZOG TRANSMISSION GEAR SETS, THE TRANSMISSION MAIN SHAFT IS OUTSIDE OF ACCEPTABLE TOLERANCE DUE TO INCORRECT MANUFACTURING OF TRANSMISSION MAIN SHAFT AND SPECIFIC RETAINING CLIPS. THE MAIN SHAFT AND RETAINING CLIPS MAY BE DEFECTIVE.

Risk. TRANSMISSION DAMAGE, EXCESSIVE GEAR WEAR, HARD SHIFTING, AND POSSIBLE FAILURE CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN REAR WHEEL LOCK UP INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. THE MOTORCYCLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND IF THE TRANSMISSION HAS DEFECTIVE SHAFTS AND RETAINING CLIPS, THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 24, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT IRBIT AT 1-888-990-8484.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Apr 14, 20084,975 milesFL

A WEEK AGO (4/5/08) WHILE RIDING MY RURAL MOTORCYCLE ( 2007 TOURIST), I HEARD A LOUD CLICK, CLICK, KLUNK!!! AND THEN THE REAR WHEEL MOMENTARILY FROZE WITH SOME GRINDING AND SCRAPING NOISES. CLICK CLICK KLUNK NOISE SEEMED TO HAVE EMITTED FROM THE CENTER OF THE MOTOR CYCLE AROUND THE MAIN TRANSMISSION AREA. I STOPPED THE MOTORCYCLE AND COULD DETERMINE NO DAMAGE UPON A SIMPLE VISUAL INSPECTION. I TESTED RIDING AND THE BIKE RESUMED WITH OUT PROBLEM. THEN LAST NIGHT , (04/13/08)THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED, CLICK, CLICK, KLUNK AND REAR WHEEL FREEZE MOMENTARILY. AGAIN I STOPPED NO VISUAL DAMAGE NOTED AND THE MOTORCYCLE RESUMED WITHOUT PROBLEM. I IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED HOME, AND AT ONE POINT THE REAR WHEEL MOMENTARILY LOCKED WHEN PROCEEDING TO GO IN FIRST GEAR AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. DOES THIS APPEAR TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION RECALL , CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 07V372000? I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE IN NOVEMBER 2007 AND CURRENT HAVE APPROXIMATELY 8300 KILOMETERS OF MILEAGE ON THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2012
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20191000Routine
20152000Routine
20124100Routine
2007 — this page1100Routine
20060100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Aug 22, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.