NHTSA campaign 07V176000 · Ducati campaign RCL-07-004
Ducati Recall 07V-176: TIMING BELT TENSIONER
NHTSA recall 07V176000 (Ducati campaign RCL-07-004) was reported by DUCATI NORTH AMERICA on April 24, 2007, with 2 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ducati 1098 Tricolore for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on April 4, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V176000 (also written 07V-176 or 07V176)
- Filed by
- DUCATI NORTH AMERICA
- Ducati campaign number
- RCL-07-004
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Gasoline — Belts and Associated Pulleys
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V176000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Ducati
Ducati 1098 Tricolore
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 20, 2006 – October 1, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V176000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CYLINDERS MOBILE TIMING BELT TENSIONER IS DIMENSIONALLY INCORRECT.
Safety consequence
THE MOBILE TENSIONER CAN COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE TIMING BELT COVER WHICH COULD CAUSE THE TIMING BELT TO FAIL AND CONSEQUENTLY STOP THE ENGINE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING MOBILE TIMING BELT TENSIONER USING UPDATED COMPONENTS. THE RECALLBEGAN ON APRIL 4, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUCATI AT 1-408-253-0499.
Notes
DUCATI RECALL NO. RCL-07-004.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V176000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.