Husqvarna recalls 1,000 Vitpilen 701 and Svartpilen 701 in France

Husqvarna will have to check its Vitpilen 701 and Svartpilen 701 (Standard and Style) due to possible fuel leaks due to a potential leakage of the tank. Their owners are invited to log on to the brand’s website. Explanations.

Husqvarna Motorcycles announces the recall of its large displacement road: the Vitpilen 701 launched in 2018 and the Svartpilen 701 released a year later – as well as its "Style" version of 2019 – are indeed affected by a leak problem…

"The brand is replacing the tank with an optimized component due to possible irregularities in the sealing surface between the tank and the fuel pump as well as between the tank and the fuel level sensor", informs the managers. French.

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Husqvarna guarantees that "the optimized tanks have a greater wall thickness which allows this irregularity to be corrected". The manufacturer further ensures that all work – official authorized distributors! – will be done free of charge for the owners.

Owners of "Black Arrow" or "White Arrow" will be notified by mail, but can now "check online in the" Service "area of ​​the Husqvarna Motorcycles website if their motorcycle is affected by this recall".

If necessary, these customers are invited to contact their dealer who will replace the tank: according to Husqvarna, the intervention takes 55 minutes. As needed and "depending on availability, authorized distributors offer courtesy vehicles", specifies the original Swedish brand to MNC..

The number of machines affected by this recall in France is estimated "at around 1000, which includes motorcycles currently in circulation and those still in store". Finally, although these 701s come from the same Austrian factory, their cousins ​​KTM 690 are not involved (for info, since this year the 401s are made in India by Bajaj like the 390 Duke).

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