NHTSA Campaign 02V190000
WHEELS
NHTSA campaign 02V190000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the wheels. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 02V190000 with NHTSA on July 23, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V190000, NHTSA lists up to 576 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2002 and May 31, 2002.
The 02V190000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V190000 were scheduled from September 10, 2002, 49 days after the report.
02V190000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 02V190000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the wheels, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V190000 ranks 33 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 02V190000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 2 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 02V190000 was 00V383000, reported on November 20, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WHEEL COULD DEVELOP A CRACK. OVER TIME, THE CRACK COULD WORSEN TO THE POINT THAT THE WHEEL FAILED AND THE DRIVE BELT DERAILED.
- The risk
- THIS WOULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF DRIVE CAPABILITY AT THE REAR WHEEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR DRIVE BELT WHEEL. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 10, 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, OPTION #4.
Reported July 23, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V190000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V190000, 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 23, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted