NHTSA recall 07V466000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 07V466000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| Reported | 2007-10-02 |
| Owners notified | 2007-12-14 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID |
| Units potentially affected | 510 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, DURING LONG PERIODS OF RIDING AT SUSTAINED HIGH ENGINE RPM, VIBRATION WITHIN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR CAN CAUSE THE BRAKE FLUID TO FOAM. THIS COULD ALLOW AIR TO ENTER THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF FRONT BRAKING EFFICIENCY.
What can happen
AIR IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM CAN LEAD TO A LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL BLEED THE FRONT BRAKES AND INSTALL A DAMPER WEIGHT IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. THIS WEIGHT WILL DAMPEN POSSIBLE VIBRATIONS THAT CAN CAUSE FOAMING OF THE BRAKE FLUID. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 14, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
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.
| 2005 BMW K1200 R SPORT | Built 2005-06-23 to 2007-07-19. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2006 BMW K1200 R SPORT | Built 2005-06-23 to 2007-07-19. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2007 BMW K1200 R SPORT | Built 2005-06-23 to 2007-07-19. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TSB-34-004-07 | 2009-07-13. Service bulletin. BMW: VIBRATIONS ON A LONG RIDE AT CONSTANT HIGH ENGINE RPM CAN, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, CAUSE FOAMING OF THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR OF THE FRONT BRAKES. THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS FOAMING CAUSING AIR TO ENTER THE BRAKE SYSTEM MUST BE CONSIDERED. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.