NHTSA Campaign 03V325000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 03V325000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 03V325000 with NHTSA on August 26, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V325000, NHTSA lists up to 1,397 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2002 and April 30, 2003.
The 03V325000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V325000 were scheduled from September 12, 2003, 17 days after the report.
03V325000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V325000 ranks 28 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 03V325000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 9 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 03V325000 was 03V197000, reported on May 27, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, DUE TO THE MATERIAL COMPOSITION OF THE REAR BRAKE HOSE, THE HOSE MAY SPLIT OPEN DURING RIDING CONDITIONS IN WHICH A FULL EXTENSION OF THE REAR SUSPENSION OCCURS. IN SOME CASES, THE HOSE MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN ROUTED INCORRECTLY TO THE CALIPER AGGRAVATING THE CONDITION.
- The risk
- AS A RESULT, A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKE PRESSURE CAN OCCUR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN REAR BRAKE FAILURE. A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR BRAKE HOSE. IT WILL BE REROUTED ON MOTORCYCLES IN WHICH A HOSE OF THE NEW MATERIAL SPECIFICATION HAS ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED. THE BRAKE HOSE WILL BE REPLACED AND REROUTED ON ALL OTHER AFFECTED MOTORCYCLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117, OPTION #4.
Reported August 26, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V325000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V325000, 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: August 26, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted