NHTSA recall 08V245000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 08V245000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| Reported | 2008-06-04 |
| Owners notified | 2008-08-01 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC |
| Units potentially affected | 548 |
What is wrong
BMW IS RECALLING 548 MY 2008 K1200 S AND GT MOTORCYCLES. THE FASTENERS USED TO SECURE THE FRONT BRAKE-DISC MAY NOT BE LONG ENOUGH TO ENSURE A SECURE MOUNTING. OVER TIME, THESE FASTENERS COULD LOOSEN. IF THAT HAPPENED, THE BRAKE DISC WOULD NO LONGER BE SECURELY MOUNTED.
What can happen
FAILURE TO OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRAFFIC AND ROAD CONDITIONS, AND THE RIDER'S REACTIONS, COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL A LONGER FRONT BRAKE DISC FASTENERS AND REROUTE THE SENSOR CABLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING AUGUST 2008. 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.
| 2008 BMW K1200 GT | Built 2008-01-11 to 2008-01-16. |
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| 2008 BMW K1200 S | Built 2007-10-30 to 2008-01-16. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SB-17927831-02 | 2009-07-14. Service bulletin. BMW MOTORCYCLE: WHEEL SPEED DEPENDENT, CLEARLY AUDIBLE CLANKING NOISE OCCURS WHEN BRAKING TO ADJUST SPEED. E SERIES (K25; K25/02; K25/03; K25/11; K25/12; K25/HP; K26; K27; K28; K29; K29/HP; K40; K41; K43; K43/HV; K44; K589/03; K71). NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
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| 34-002-08 | 2008-12-23. Service bulletin. BMW MOTORCYCLE: FRONT BRAKE-DISC THREADED FASTENERS. THE NEW BRAKE DISC MOUNTS HAS REDUCED THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE SCREW HEADS AND CERTAIN COMPONENTS IN THE VICINITY OF THE BRAKE DISC. *PE |
| 34-001-08 | 2008-10-08. Service bulletin. BMW MOTORCYCLE: NEW ATTACHMENT CONCEPT FOR FRONT BRAKE DISCS (RIVET PACKAGE, SERIES PRODUCTION STANDARD). THE BRAKE DISCS COMPLETE WITH FASTENERS (RIVET PACKAGE) NOW CONSTITUTE A SINGLE COMPONENT. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.