By year
Owner complaints about Ural vehicles peaked at 5 in 2023
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2006 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Ural
The complete NHTSA record for Ural vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Ural recalls are filed by Irbit Motorworks of America, part of Ural.
Owner complaints in the last five years1725 on file in all, across 11 models
Recall campaigns51 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Wheels draws the most owner complaints about Ural vehicles, 70% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Tourist has the most complaints of any Ural model
Every Ural model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourist | 2006 to 2019 | 9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gear-Up | 2006 to 2017 | 6 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Retro | 2003 to 2017 | 4 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 |
| CT | 2015 to 2017 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Patrol | 2006 to 2013 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tourist-T | 2012 to 2015 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Retro Solo | 2003 to 2005 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Patrol-T | 2012 to 2017 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| Raven | 2006 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Tourist LX | 2007 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Wolf | 2007 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Ural product
- 22V-431 Jun 16, 2022
Wheel spokes may have been improperly tightened, which can damage the rims or cause a wheel lock-up
Wheels · 3,250 vehicles - 13V-507 Oct 17, 2013
Aluminum rims manufactured in April 2012 were improperly heat treated which could result in cracked, split or broken rims
Wheels · 273 vehicles - 07V-372 Aug 22, 2007
On certain motorcycles built with a sidecar and equipped with herzog transmission gear sets, the transmission main shaft is outside of acceptable…
Powertrain · 308 vehicles - 07V-088 Mar 8, 2007
On certain motorcycles, the wheel bearings may have been improperly installed at the factory
Suspension · 33 vehicles - 06V-172 May 19, 2006
On certain motorcycles equipped with hydraulic rear and/or sidecar brake systems, the brakes can overheat causing possible rear and/or sidecar…
Brakes · 89 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.