NHTSA vehicle safety data

2012 Ural Tourist Recalls & Complaints

The 2012 Ural Tourist has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 4 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Ural dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2012 Ural Tourist. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2012 Ural Tourist owner complaints

Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Ural Tourist, describing incidents dated March 4, 2017 to March 5, 2025.

Most-cited components

Wheels 4 complaints

Newest complaints

ODI #11685219 · Filed September 5, 2025
The contact owns a 2012 Ural Tourist. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V431000 (Wheels); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while riding at 55 MPH, the rear wheel started wobbling. The contact pulled over to the side…
ODI #11602761 · Filed July 16, 2024
Cracked wheels. They have been recalled but have waited over 18 months and dealer has no idea when they will fix under recall program.
ODI #11577850 · Filed March 17, 2024
In 2015 purchased this used 2012 Ural GearUp (Yamal edition) from GOAz Motorcycles in Scottsdale, AZ. To date I have received no written notice from GOAz or Irbit of the safety recall related to cracking/defective rims. I only learned of this 2 days ago through a newsletter E-Mail from Ural USA…

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Aluminum Rim may Crack and/or Break

NHTSA #13V507000 · Wheels — Rim · NHTSA notice

Reported October 17, 2013 · IRBIT MOTORWORKS OF AMERICA

Potentially affected: 273 vehicles

Repair completion: 31.87% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Owners notified November 25, 2013 · Vehicles built June 2, 2012 – October 25, 2012 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Irbit Motorworks of America, Inc. (Irbit) is recalling certain model year 2012 Ural Gear-up, Patrol, Patrol T, Tourist, and Tourist T motorcycles with sidecars produced June 2, 2012, through October 25, 2012. The aluminum rims manufactured in April 2012 were improperly heat treated which could result in cracked, split or broken rims.

Safety consequence

The failure of a rim may result in a wheel lock up, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Irbit will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the motorcycles and replace any aluminum rims manufactured in April 2012, free of charge. The recall began on November 2013. Owners may contact Irbit Motorworks at 1-425-702-8484.

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.safercar.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2012 Ural Tourist. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

4 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 Ural Tourist.

Wheels

ODI #11685219

Incident: March 5, 2025 · Filed: September 5, 2025

The contact owns a 2012 Ural Tourist. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V431000 (Wheels); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while riding at 55 MPH, the rear wheel started wobbling. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, and the contact replaced the wheel with the spare. The contact stated that the failure recurred while riding, but the rear wheel was not replaced because the part was not available. The local dealer was contacted several times and informed the contact that the part to do the recall repair was not available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 9,320. VIN tool search not available.

Wheels

ODI #11602761

Incident: July 12, 2022 · Filed: July 16, 2024

Cracked wheels. They have been recalled but have waited over 18 months and dealer has no idea when they will fix under recall program.

Wheels

ODI #11577850

Incident: February 20, 2024 · Filed: March 17, 2024

In 2015 purchased this used 2012 Ural GearUp (Yamal edition) from GOAz Motorcycles in Scottsdale, AZ. To date I have received no written notice from GOAz or Irbit of the safety recall related to cracking/defective rims. I only learned of this 2 days ago through a newsletter E-Mail from Ural USA. These rims have been the subject of two NHTSA recalls: [XXX] (2013) and [XXX] (2022). When I had new tires put on the bike last month I noticed the rim on the sidecar wheel had hairline cracks throughout the inner diameter and one of the spoke bays had begun to pull apart from the rim (see photos). I had the spare wheel, whose rim appears intact, mounted to the sidecar. I inspected the rims on the pusher and front wheels -- they also appear intact. My main concern is getting these defective rims replaced, but I am also concerned that Ural never notified me of this problem. If I had not noticed the cracks on the sidecar wheel rim and switched it out with the spare wheel losing that wheel at 60 MPH could have been fatal. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Wheels

ODI #10959545

Incident: March 4, 2017 · Filed: March 8, 2017

RIM SPLIT ALONG 5 SPOKES ON SIDECAR WHILE SITTING STATIONARY

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