2012 Ural Gear-Up Recalls, Complaints & Specs
2 safety recalls list the 2012 Ural Gear-Up, and owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
2 safety recalls for the 2012 Ural Gear-Up
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Rim (wheels)
Irbit Motorworks of America, Inc. (Irbit) is recalling certain 2012-2017 Ural Gear Up, Ural Patrol (T), Ural Retro, 2012-2015 Ural Tourist (T), and 2015-2017 Ural cT motorcycles. The wheel spokes may have been improperly tightened, which can damage the rims or cause a wheel lock-up.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the wheel rims, spokes, tubes, and rim strips, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact Irbit customer service at 1-425-702-8484. This recall…
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Rim (wheels)
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.
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…
2 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2012 Ural Gear-Up have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 10,000 miles. Complaints peaked in 2022 with 1 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“The contact owns a 2012 Ural Gear Up. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V431000 (Wheels) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, January 17, 2023 · Wheels
“One rim (April 2011 mfg date) was replaced under earlier recall. It and 2 others have cracked down the center at the spoke hole. One was what could be considered a potentially catastrophic failure, an”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 7, 2022 · Wheels
Compare Ural Gear-Up model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Ural Gear-Up model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Ural Gear-Up | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Ural Gear-Up | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 Ural Gear-Up | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 Ural Gear-Up | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 Ural Gear-Up | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Ural Gear-Up | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 Ural Gear-Up | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 Ural Gear-Up | 1 | 1 |
Checking a specific 2012 Ural Gear-Up
How do I know if my 2012 Ural Gear-Up has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 2 campaigns currently list the 2012 Ural Gear-Up; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Ural dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 13V507000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Ural models
- Tourist9 complaints
- Retro4 complaints
- Ct2 complaints
- Patrol2 complaints
- Retro Solo1 complaints
- Tourist-T1 complaints
- Patrol-T0 complaints
- Raven0 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.