2018-2020 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 & 2019-2020 Svartpilen 701 Motorcycles Checking The Mounting Position Of The License Plate Holder

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August 10, 2021 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V627000

License Plate Bracket May Contact Rear Wheel

License plate bracket interference with the rear wheel can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V627

Manufacturer KTMeBay North America, Inc.

Components STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION

Potential Number of Units Affected 1,506

 

Summary

KTMeBay North America, Inc. (KTMeBay) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Husqvarna Motorcycle 701 Vitpilen and 2019-2020 701 Svartpilen motorcycles. The gear teeth on the license plate holder and swingarm may be positioned incorrectly, possibly resulting in a loose rear axle nut, causing the license plate holder to contact the rear wheel.

 

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and realign the gear teeth on the license plate holder and swingarm, and inspect the tightness of the rear wheel axle collar, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 1, 2021. Owners may contact KTMeBay customer service at 1-888-985-6090. KTMeBay’s number for this recall is HTB2106.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

 

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INITIAL INFORMATION:

Husqvarna Motorcycles North America, Inc. has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists with the motorcycle models and years listed above in which the alignment of the gear teeth on the license plate holder and swingarm may be positioned incorrectly. This can lead to twisting of the license plate holder and subsequently to the loosening of the rear wheel axle collar nut. For this reason, the correct mounting position of the license plate holder and torque of the rear axle collar nut must be checked.

 

Incorrect alignment of the gear teeth on the license plate holder and swingarm could result in the possibility of the rear wheel axle nut becoming loose which may cause the license plate bracket to fall down and contact the rear wheel. This could cause injury to the rider or others and/or damage to property.

 

To remedy this defect, it is necessary to check the alignment of the gear teeth on the license plate carriereBay and swingarm and correct the alignment if necessary. The torque of the rear wheel axle collar nut must also be checked.

 

Husqvarna Motorcycles is notifying all registered owners of affected VITPILEN 701 and SVARTPILEN 701 motorcycles by mail. A copy of the customer letter is included in this bulletin. The customer should take the letter along with the affected motorcycle to an authorized Husqvarna Motorcycles Dealer to have the mounting position of the license plate holder and torque of the rear wheel axle collar nut checked.

 

Dealers must perform the check of the alignment of the gear teeth on the license plate holder and swingarm on all affected motorcycles in their inventory prior to any customer delivery. Any affected VITPILEN 701 and SVARTPILEN 701 motorcycles received directly from Husqvarna Motorcycles North America, Inc. requires the alignment of the gear teeth on the license plate holder and swingarm and rear wheel axle collar nut torque to be checked prior to customer delivery. Affected units acquired through dealer transfers or trades must be checked and remedied in Husqvarna Dealer.net to ensure and document that the repair has been performed.

 

Motorcycles that are affected must not be sold or operated until the alignment of the gear teeth on the license plate holder and swingarm and rear wheel axle collar nut torque has been checked as described in this bulletin. It is a violation of Husqvarna Motorcycles North America, Inc. policy for an authorized Husqvarna Motorcycles Dealer to deliver any affected units to customers before the procedure in this bulletin has been performed. Husqvarna Motorcycles North America, Inc. must report to the federal government on a regular basis how many units have been inspected and repaired during this campaign. Be sure to submit your warranty request for reimbursement on every unit repaired to ensure accurate compliance numbers.

 

PROCEDURE FOR REPAIR:

1. Visually check the alignment of the gear teeth on the license plate carriereBay (B) and swingarm (C). (Fig. 1-3) to verify that they are aligned with each other.

 

2. If the alignment of the gear teeth on the license plate carriereBay (B) and swingarm (C) is correct as shown in Fig. 2 then retighten rear wheel axle collar nut to 90 Nm to complete the inspection.

 

3. If the alignment of the gear teeth on the license plate carriereBay (B) and swingarm (C) is incorrect as shown in Fig. 3 then loosen the components and align the gear teeth on the license plate carriereBay (B) and swingarm (C) correctly.

 

4. Retighten the rear wheel axle collar nut to 90 Nm to complete the repair.

 

Note: A corresponding description can also be found in the repair manual.

 



5 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
HUSQVARNASVARTPILEN 7012019-2020
HUSQVARNAVITPILEN 7012018-2020

 


7 Associated Documents

Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-1

RCLQRT-21V627-9417.PDF 211.254KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-21V627-1072.pdf 691.503KB

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Miscellaneous Document – US HQV Dealer List

RMISC-21V627-7977.pdf 212.092KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-21V627-7681.pdf 286.547KB

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-21V627-8238.PDF 213.854KB

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Recall 573 Report AMENDMENT 2

RCLRPT-21V627-1017.PDF 237.227KB

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Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-21V627-4391.pdf 476.441KB

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Recalls Documents

 


 

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