NHTSA Campaign 00V318000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NHTSA campaign 00V318000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: steering wheel/handle bar. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 00V318000 with NHTSA on October 11, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V318000, NHTSA lists up to 718 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 1998 and July 31, 2000.
The 00V318000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V318000 were scheduled from November 28, 2000, 48 days after the report.
00V318000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V318000 ranks 31 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 00V318000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 4 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 00V318000 was 00V010000, reported on January 18, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH HIGH-MOUNTED HANDLEBARS. THE HIGH-MOUNTED HANDLEBARS ARE POSITION ON TOP OF THE UPPER FORK CLAMP AND ARE CLAMPED TO THE TOP OF EACH UPPER FORK TUBE. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A HANDLEBAR TO ROTATE FORWARD.
- The risk
- IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE RIDING, THE RIDER'S BALANCE COULD BE UPSET AND A CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY COULD RESULT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL DEGREASE THE CLAMPING CONNECTION PARTS, REWORK THE POSITIONING TAB (IF NECESSARY) TO FIT PROPERLY IN THE CORRESPONDING GAP IN THE UPPER FORK CLAMP, AND RESET THE TORQUE OF THE CLAMPING CONNECTIONS.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 28, 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 October 11, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V318000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V318000, 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 11, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted