# NHTSA recall 09V088000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 09V088000
- Manufacturer: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Reported: 2009\-03\-18
- Owners notified: 2009\-06\-02
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 754

## What is wrong

BMW IS RECALLING 754 MY 2009 F800 GS VEHICLES.  THE AXLE SHAFT WALL THICKNESS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS.


## What can happen

IF THE WALL THICKNESS WAS NOT SUFFICIENT, THE AXLE SHAFT COULD DEFORM AND COULD BREAK INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT WHEEL QUICK\-RELEASE AXLE AND REPLACE IT WITH AN IMPROVED AXLE FREE OF CHARGE.  THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2009.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1\-800\-831\-1117.


## Notes

OWNERS 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 \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 BMW F 800 GS](/makes/bmw/f-800-gs/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-08\-19 to 2008\-07\-02.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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