NHTSA Campaign 02V140000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA campaign 02V140000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 02V140000 with NHTSA on May 20, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V140000, NHTSA lists up to 522 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2002 and April 30, 2002.
The 02V140000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V140000 were scheduled from July 15, 2002, 56 days after the report.
02V140000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 02V140000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V140000 ranks 34 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 02V140000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 9 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 02V140000 was 01V246000, reported on July 31, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE SCREWS THAT ATTACH THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER TO THE REAR SWING ARM WERE NOT TIGHTENED CORRECTLY DURING ASSEMBLY. THE SCREWS COULD LOOSEN DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AND EVENTUALLY FALL-OUT, ALLOWING THE REAR CALIPER TO SEPARATE FROM ITS MOUNT.
- The risk
- IF THE CALIPER BECOMES TRAPPED BETWEEN THE REAR WHEEL AND THE SWING ARM, IT COULD DISCONNECT FROM THE BRAKE LINE, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF REAR BRAKING CAPABILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL CHECK THE TORQUE OF THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER ATTACHMENT SCREWS AND RETIGHTEN THEM TO THE PROPER VALUE IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 15, 2002. 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.
Reported May 20, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V140000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V140000, 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: May 20, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted