# NHTSA recall 09V256000

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: 09V256000
- Manufacturer's number: R1200 RT
- Manufacturer: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Reported: 2009\-07\-08
- Owners notified: 2009\-10\-05
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Units potentially affected: 1535

## What is wrong

BMW IS RECALLING 1,535 MY 2007\-2009 R1200RT MOTORCYCLES.  DUE TO ROUTING AND ASSEMBLY TOLERANCES OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE LINES TO BE UNDER STRAIN.  IN COMBINATION WITH VIBRATION DURING RIDING, THE BRAKE LINES COULD DEVELOP A LEAK.  THE LEVEL OF FLUID IN THE FRONT BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR COULD DROP RENDERING THE FRONT BRAKES INOPERATIVE.


## What can happen

IN THE EVENT THAT ONLY THE REAR BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL, SEVERE LOSS OF CONTROL DURING HARD BRAKING COULD RESULT.  THIS COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS CRASH.


## The remedy

BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLES WITH NEW FRONT BRAKE LINES, WITH MODIFIED ROUTING FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 5, 2009.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1\-800\-831\-1117.


## Notes

BMW'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. R1200 RT.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

- [2007 BMW R1200 RT](/makes/bmw/r-1200-rt/2007/recalls.md)
- [2008 BMW R1200 RT](/makes/bmw/r-1200-rt/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 BMW R1200 RT](/makes/bmw/r-1200-rt/2009/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [MC000222](/bulletins/10228448.md), 2023-01-03, Service bulletin
- [MC3300317](/bulletins/10136755.md), 2018-05-14, Service bulletin
- [SB\-17927831\-02](/bulletins/10029706.md), 2009-07-14, Service bulletin
- [TB\-34\-008\-08](/bulletins/10029187.md), 2009-06-24, Service bulletin
- [34\-001\-08](/bulletins/10026224.md), 2008-10-08, Service bulletin

## 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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