NHTSA recall 10V273000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 10V273000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| Reported | 2010-06-16 |
| Owners notified | 2010-08-30 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Units potentially affected | 1807 |
What is wrong
BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008 G 650 X COUNTRY, G 650 X CHALLENGE, AND G650 X MOTO MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 29, 2006 THROUGH MAY 19, 2008. OVER TIME, THE ROLL GEAR PIN'S MOUNTING ATTACHMENT COULD BREAK.
What can happen
IF THIS OCCURS, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR FRAGMENTS OF THE ATTACHMENT TO BECOME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE DRIVE CHAIN AND THE REAR SPROCKET. THE REAR WHEEL COULD LOCK UP, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ROLL GEAR PIN'S MOUNTING ATTACHMENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.
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> .
| 2007 BMW G 650 X US CHALLENGE | Built 2006-11-29 to 2007-05-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2007 BMW G 650 X US COUNTRY | Built 2006-12-22 to 2008-05-19. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2008 BMW G 650 X US COUNTRY | Built 2006-12-22 to 2008-05-19. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2007 BMW G 650 X US MOTO | Built 2006-12-22 to 2007-05-28. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SB-22898888-02 | 2010-08-02. Service bulletin. BMW MOTORCYCLE: CLUTCH DOES NOT OPEN FULLY ON MODELS WITH ROTAX ENGINE. THE ROTAX ENGINES MAY DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS AFTER APPROX. 6000 MI ON THE CLOCK: THE CLUTCH DOES NOT OPEN FULLY; IN SOME CASES, THE CLUTCH LEVER CANNOT BE PULLED AS FAR AS THE HANDLE; THE CLUTCH CONTROL IS STIFF. *PE K15, R13/31 (E SERIES). UPDATED 9/4/14. *PE |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.