- Vehicles
- 233
- Built between
- Jan 2009 – Mar 2009
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 29 June 2009
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2009 and March 2009. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009 Royal Enfield Bullet Classic C5Built January 2009 to March 2009
- 2009 Royal Enfield Bullet Electra E-5 EFIBuilt January 2009 to March 2009
- 2009 Royal Enfield Bullet G5 Classic EFIBuilt January 2009 to March 2009
- 2009 Royal Enfield Bullet G5 Classic ElectraBuilt January 2009 to March 2009
- 2009 Royal Enfield Bullet G5 Deluxe EFIBuilt January 2009 to March 2009
- 2009 Royal Enfield Bullet G5 Military EFIBuilt January 2009 to March 2009
What the defect is
Classic motorworks is recalling 233 my 2009 bullet electra E-5, bullet G5 classic, bullet G5 military, and bullet G5 deluxe motorcycles equipped with the unit construction, efi engine. These motorcycles can experience third gear galling on the clutch shaft due to lack of lubrication. This condition can allow the gear to seize to the shaft, causing rear wheel lock up.
What could happen
This could result in a crash that could cause injury or death to the rider.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GEARS WITH NEW GEARS WHICH HAVE A BI-METAL BRONZE BUSHING AND A NEW CLUTCH MAIN SHAFT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 29, 2009.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2009 to March 2009
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 June 2009
- Owners notified29 June 2009
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 25 June 2009.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact classic motorworks at 1-800-201-7472.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- CLASSIC MOTORWORKS LIMITED, USA
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.