NHTSA Campaign 01V246000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA campaign 01V246000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 01V246000 with NHTSA on July 31, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V246000, NHTSA lists up to 2,997 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 1999 and June 30, 2001.
The 01V246000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V246000 were scheduled from December 18, 2001, 140 days after the report.
01V246000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2000–2002.
Owners of the model years 01V246000 covers have filed at least 11 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V246000 vehicles, the 2002 BMW R1150gs has the most (11).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V246000 ranks 19 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 01V246000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 9 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 01V246000 was 01V195000, reported on June 14, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE LINE AND THE SPEEDOMETER DRIVE CABLE COULD BE TOO SMALL. DUE TO COMPRESSION AND REBOUND OF THE FORK, THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE COULD CONTACT AND CHAFE THE BRAKE LINE.
- The risk
- BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF FRONT BRAKING CAPABILITY. IF THIS HAPPENED, DEPENDING ON TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND THE RIDER'S REACTIONS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FRONT BRAKE LINE AND SPEEDOMETER CABLE. THE BRAKE LINE WILL BE REPLACED IF THE DISTANCE TO THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE IS FOUND TO BE TOO SMALL OR IF IT IS DAMAGED. A NEW PROTECTIVE SLEEVE WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE NEAR THE FRONT FENDER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 18, 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 July 31, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V246000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V246000, 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: July 31, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted