NHTSA recall 06V486000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 06V486000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| Reported | 2006-12-21 |
| Owners notified | 2007-01-12 |
| Component | TIRES:VALVE |
| Units potentially affected | 144 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE TIRE INFLATION VALVE HOLE IN THE RIM OF THE CROSS-SPOKE WHEEL WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPM) WAS INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. A LEAK MAY DEVELOP AT THIS LOCATION POSSIBLY CAUSING SUDDEN DEFLATION OF THE TIRE.
What can happen
IF THIS HAPPENED, MOTORCYCLE HANDLING AND CONTROL WOULD BE COMPROMISED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL TEMPORARILY DEACTIVATE THE TPM SYSTEM, REMOVE THE CORRESPONDING VALVES AND INTEGRAL TPM SENSORS, AND THEN REPLACE THEM WITH STANDARD VALVES. WHEN A PERMANENT REPAIR IS AVAILABLE, OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR REACTIVATION OF THE TPM SYSTEM AND REPLACEMENT OF THE INTEGRAL TPM SENSORS AND VALVES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-331-1117.
Notes
CUSTOMERS 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2006 BMW R1200 GS | Built 2006-09-06 to 2006-10-13. |
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| 2006 BMW R1200 GS ADVENTURE | Built 2006-08-30 to 2006-10-12. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| MC360120 | 2020-05-18. Service bulletin. In a small amount of motorcycles with option 530 RDC, the wrong gasket for the angled tire inflation valve was mounted. This may lead to leakage between the angled valve and rim. This leakage is detected by the RDC and indicated in the Instrument cluster. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.