NHTSA Campaign 01V047000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 01V047000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 01V047000 with NHTSA on February 23, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V047000, NHTSA lists up to 1,183 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2000 and December 31, 2000.
The 01V047000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V047000 were scheduled from May 10, 2001, 76 days after the report.
01V047000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V047000 ranks 30 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 01V047000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 2 other recalls on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. UNDER CERTAIN RIDING CONDITIONS WHEN THE REAR BRAKE AND THE THROTTLE ARE APPLIED SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER SUPPORT COULD BEND, LEADING TO CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRAKE HOSE CONNECTING PIECE ON THE REAR CALIPER AND THE SWING ARM.
- The risk
- BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE CALIPER COULD OCCUR, RESULTING IN LOSS OF REAR BRAKING CAPABILITY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER SUPPORT AND, IF IT IS BENT, WILL REPLACE THE SWING ARM, TOGETHER WITH THE CALIPER AND BRAKE HOSE, IF NECESSARY. IF THE SUPPORT IS NOT BENT, IT WILL BE REINFORCED WITH A PLASTIC BLOCK. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 10, 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 #4.
Reported February 23, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V047000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V047000, 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: February 23, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted