Norton Suspension: Shock Absorber

Norton is recalling about 11,103 vehicles over a problem with the suspension.

Campaign
74V052000
Manufacturer
NORTON/TRIUMPH CORP.
Reported
1 April 1974
Vehicles
11,103
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 April 1974
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 1972-1973 Norton 750 Commando
  • 1973 Norton 850 Commando

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA1 April 1974
  2. Owners notified9 April 1974

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 1 April 1974.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
NORTON/TRIUMPH CORP.
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

Norton campaign no n/a.possibility that the top or bottom girling rearsuspension unit mounting ferrule may detach in service, caused by unintentionalfitting of bonded rubber-to-metal inner sleeves of insufficient length.ifthis condition exists, the result is that the ferrule affected is rigidlyclamped at the mounting, and normal movement of the rear swinging arm may causeferrule to detach.(correct by inspecting and replacing with proper suspensionmounting units.)

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.

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