NHTSA Campaign 00V289000
SEATS:MOTORCYCLE
NHTSA campaign 00V289000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seats: motorcycle. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 00V289000 with NHTSA on October 2, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V289000, NHTSA lists up to 1,636 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000.
The 00V289000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V289000 were scheduled from January 24, 2001, 114 days after the report.
00V289000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V289000 ranks 25 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 00V289000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 1 other recall on the seats on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE SEAT BACKREST CAN BE ADJUSTED TO TWO POSITIONS, HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL. IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION, THE BACKREST ACTS AS A SEAT CUSHION FOR A REAR PASSENGER. IN THE VERTICAL POSITION, IT IS USED AS A BACKREST FOR THE DRIVER. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE LEAF SPRING MOUNTING BRACKET, IF OVERLOADED WITH THE BACKREST IN THE VERTICAL POSITION, TO CRACK OR BREAK.
- The risk
- IF THE BRACKET WERE TO BREAK, THE BACKREST WOULD DETACH FROM ITS MOUNT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE HIS BALANCE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BACKREST WITH ONE CONTAINING THE ORIGINAL-DESIGN MOUNTING BRACKET.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 24, 2001. 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 October 2, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V289000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V289000, 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: October 2, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted