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Ducati 748, Ducati 848, Ducati 916, Ducati 996, Ducati 998, Ducati Monster 1000, model years 1994 to 9999. Filed by Ohlins Racing AB and reported to NHTSA on 1 April 2014. 2,827 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says Ohlins Racing AB (Ohlins) is recalling certain steering dampers kits manufactured with an incorrectly machined bracket. These dampers were sold for use as aftermarket equipment on Yamaha R1, R6, and FZ6, Suzuki TL1000 R and GSX1300R, Honda CB600RR, and Ducati Monster 1000, 748, 848, 916, 996, and 998 motorcycles. Also …

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What owners ask about this recall

Which vehicles does recall 14E012 cover?
Ducati 748, Ducati 848, Ducati 916, Ducati 996, Ducati 998, Ducati Monster 1000, Honda Cbr600Rr, Ohlins Steering Damper, model years 1994 onwards.
What is wrong with them?
Ohlins Racing AB (Ohlins) is recalling certain steering dampers kits manufactured with an incorrectly machined bracket.
What can happen if it is not put right?
If there is a crack in the steering bracket, at low speeds it may cause the steering to lock, leading to personal injury or a crash.
Is there a fix yet?
Ohlins will notify the distributors and provide their customers with a new bracket. The recall began in November 2013. Owners may contact Ohlins USA at 1-828-692-4525. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 13E-034.
What should I do now?
Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.

Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.

What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If there is a crack in the steering bracket, at low speeds it may cause the steering to lock, leading to personal injury or a crash.”

2,827vehicles potentially
affected
13models named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 1 April 2014owners told 19 November 2013today
Owners were written to on 19 November 2013, 133 days before the defect report reached the regulator on 1 April 2014.
Campaign14E012
Filed byOhlins Racing AB
System at faultEquipment
Reported to NHTSA1 April 2014
Model years1994-9999
Vehicles namedDUCATI 748, DUCATI 848, DUCATI 916, DUCATI 996, DUCATI 998, DUCATI MONSTER 1000, HONDA CBR600RR, OHLINS STEERING DAMPER, SUZUKI GSX1300R, SUZUKI TL1000R, YAMAHA FZ6, YAMAHA YZFR1, YAMAHA YZFR6

What the notice says today

The consequence

If there is a crack in the steering bracket, at low speeds it may cause the steering to lock, leading to personal injury or a crash.

The remedy

Ohlins will notify the distributors and provide their customers with a new bracket. The recall began in November 2013. Owners may contact Ohlins USA at 1-828-692-4525. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 13E-034.

What it said before

This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.

This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.

Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.

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