NHTSA Campaign 00V267000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 00V267000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 00V267000 with NHTSA on September 12, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V267000, NHTSA lists up to 417 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2000 and July 31, 2000.
The 00V267000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V267000 were scheduled from September 21, 2000, 9 days after the report.
00V267000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 00V267000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 00V267000 vehicles, the 2001 BMW F650gs has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V267000 ranks 37 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 00V267000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 4 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE FUEL TANK IS EQUIPPED WITH A CARBON CANISTER WHICH HELPS CONTROL EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS CANISTER IS MOUNTED TO A METAL INSERT THAT IS INTEGRATED INTO THE TANK. DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS, THE THICKNESS OF THE FUEL TANK MATERIAL IN THE AREA OF THE INSERT MAY BE LESS THAN INTENDED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS SUCH AS VIBRATION, HIGH TEMPERATURE, ETC., COULD RESULT IN THE FUEL TANK DEVELOPING A CRACK IN THE AREA OF THE INSERT.
- The risk
- THE FUEL TANK COULD LEAK DURING REFUELING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 21, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117, OPTION #5.
Reported September 12, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V267000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V267000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 12, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted