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Ducati North America — Timing chain tensioner may loosen and leak oil - safety alert

Official notice

30 Nov 2018

Risk not stated by sourceNHTSA

An official NHTSA notice concerns Ducati North America — Timing chain tensioner may loosen and leak oil - safety alert. The official notice reports a vehicle defect. This could increase the risk of a crash. Published 2018-11-30.

What to do now

The official notice includes instructions for owners. Follow the official NHTSA notice for next steps.

Units affected

1,502

Recall number

NR (Not Reported)

Official notice

2018-11-30

The hazard

The official notice reports a vehicle defect. This could increase the risk of a crash.

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Affected products

Product 1

Ducati North America — Timing chain tensioner may loosen and leak oil

Units affected

1,502

Risk / hazard

The official notice reports a vehicle defect. This could increase the risk of a crash.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Ducati North. Contact: Ducati North America.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

unspecified

Recall details

Recall number

NR (Not Reported)

Campaign number

18V854000

Units affected

1,502

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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