Riders of 2018-20 Husqvarna Svartpilen and Vitpilen 701 motorcycles have been grounded over a potential fuel leak issue.
The official notice issued through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says owners should “immediately contact an authorised dealer and do not ride the vehicle”.
Since the parts to fix the problem are not yet available, riders are effectively grounded.
Grounded
Svartpilen 701
“During operation or while parked, it is possible that fuel can leak out of the fuel level sensor mounting area and/or the fuel pump mounting area of the fuel tank,” the ACCC notice says.
“If a fuel leak occurs, leaking fuel could cause damage or may result in fire, which could increase the risk of injury to the rider, bystanders and risk of damage to property.
“Consumers are recommended to stop riding the motorcycle until it has been repaired. If you previously experienced or are now experiencing a fuel leak, immediately contact an authorised dealer and do not ride the vehicle.”
Husqvarna Australia will send owners a letter advising them of the recall and that parts are not available yet for immediate repairs.
So they are basically grounded until they get a follow-up letter advising them of the arrival of the parts.
Then they can make a booking for the free repair.
Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) of the 175 affected bikes are listed at the end of this article.
Even though manufacturers and importers contact owners when a recall is issued, the bike may have been sold privately to a rider unknown to the company.
Therefore, Motorbike Writer publishes all motorcycle recalls as a service to all riders.
In Australia, recall notices are issued by the manufacturer and the Department of Infrastructure through a voluntary industry code under the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
While any recall is not good news for the manufacturer, it shows that they are largely diligent in fixing problems.
If you believe there is an endemic problem with your bike that should be recalled, contact the ACCC on 1300 302 502.
To check whether your motorcycle has been recalled, click on these sites:
• USA
• Canada
VINs of affects bikes
| VINS: | MODEL: | |
| VBKUBV406KM760060 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV401JM726527 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV409KM739902 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV403KM739989 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV402KM760055 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV404KM760056 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV40XKM760059 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV400KM759874 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV40XKM760062 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV402KM759875 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV409KM759131 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV402KM739904 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV408KM760058 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV406KM739968 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV403KM739913 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV408KM760061 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV400KM739979 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV408KM739924 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV408KM758777 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV400KM759535 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV401KM739893 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV409KM739981 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV409KM739964 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV40XKM739990 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV401KM759530 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV406KM760057 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV403KM739894 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV408KM759525 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV402KM738087 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV408KM760044 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV407KM739980 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV405KM759532 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV401KM760063 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV407KM739963 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV405KM739900 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV405KM760065 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV407KM759533 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV40XKM759526 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV407KM740854 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV400KM756733 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV402KM740647 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV401JM729654 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV402KM740681 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV400KM740677 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV404KM740682 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV402KM759519 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV40XKM740850 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV406KM740649 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV404KM740844 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV407JM728850 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV403KM740687 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV400KM759521 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV401KM759527 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV407KM756728 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV400KM739982 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV405KM759529 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV404KM756170 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV402KM740678 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV406KM740845 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV403KM740849 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV40XKM740685 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV401KM739988 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV405JM728832 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV402KM739983 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV407KM756731 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV401KM756546 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV401KM756384 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV402KM756720 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV401KM758815 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV405KM756730 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV403KM756354 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV404KM756735 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV406KM756736 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV402KM759827 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV401KM755770 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV404KM756184 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV409JM728817 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV409JM728848 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUBV409KM756732 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV403KM757570 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV402JM736161 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUBV409KM757573 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV407JM729626 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV406JM736373 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUBV401KM756353 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV403KM756385 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV403KM757567 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV400KM757574 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV402KM758788 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV409JM729465 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUBV403KM759528 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV408JM728839 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV40XJM729636 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUBV404KM758775 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV405KM757568 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV405JM726370 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV40XJM729622 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUBV40XKM758778 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV409JM736352 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUBV408KM759122 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV407JM728847 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUBV409KM756164 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV407JM729495 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV403JM729493 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV403JM726366 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV409JM729627 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV402JM729646 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV403JM729638 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUBV405KM757585 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV409JM728851 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV406JM726362 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV409JM726355 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUBV408KM756737 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV408JM728789 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV40XJM728826 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV401JM728472 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV403JM726528 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV404JM728837 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUBV408KM756186 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV401KM739909 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV403KM759531 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV407JM726368 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV403JM726349 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV408KM739891 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV405JM728961 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV404JM728823 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV403JM728392 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV40XJM728843 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV400JM728849 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV404JM726411 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV409JM728820 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUBV404KM759800 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV40XJM728793 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV405JM728846 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV400JM728981 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV402JM728836 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV401JM728844 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV408JM726539 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV405JM726353 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUBV402KM756734 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV400JM728835 | VITPILEN 701 2018 | |
| VBKUPV40XKM739987 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV40XKM757579 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV401KM740851 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV403KM759870 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV408LM788655 | 701 Vitpilen 2020 | |
| VBKUPV402LM790028 | 701 Vitpilen 2020 | |
| VBKUPV401LM790022 | 701 Vitpilen 2020 | |
| VBKUPV40XLM790035 | 701 Vitpilen 2020 | |
| VBKUPV40XLM789824 | 701 Vitpilen 2020 | |
| VBKUPV40XLM788527 | 701 Vitpilen 2020 | |
| VBKUPV408LM788526 | 701 Vitpilen 2020 | |
| VBKUPV406LM788525 | 701 Vitpilen 2020 | |
| VBKUPV403LM788529 | 701 Vitpilen 2020 | |
| VBKUPV400LM788522 | 701 Vitpilen 2020 | |
| VBKUBV407KM756177 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV409KM760053 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV404KM760042 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV404KM755987 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV403KM759285 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV403KM760064 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV406KM760043 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV402KM759262 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV401KM759821 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV402KM759522 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV406KM756719 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUBV403KM755737 | SVARTPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV400KM739917 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV408KM739969 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV404KM739970 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV404KM739967 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV40XKM739911 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV405KM739895 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV401KM739912 | VITPILEN 701 2019 | |
| VBKUPV403KM738082 | VITPILEN 701 2019 |
Source: MotorbikeWriter.com