NHTSA Campaign 04V028000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 04V028000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 04V028000 with NHTSA on January 15, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V028000, NHTSA lists up to 39,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2000 and December 31, 2003.
Owner notification letters for 04V028000 were scheduled from April 30, 2004, 106 days after the report.
04V028000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2001–2004.
Owners of the model years 04V028000 covers have filed at least 13 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V028000 vehicles, the 2002 BMW R Series has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V028000 ranks 3 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 04V028000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 4 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V028000 was 00V267000, reported on September 12, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE O-RING IN FUEL LINE QUICK-DISCONNECT COUPLING COULD BECOME DAMAGED AND LEAD TO A FUEL LEAK. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM INVOLVING CRIMP-TYPE HOSE CLAMPS, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, ADJUST ALL CRIMP-TYPE HOSE CLAMPS. ALSO, ALL FUEL LINE QUICK-DISCONNECT COUPLINGS WILL BE INSPECTED. IF A LEAK IS DETECTED, THE QUICK-DISCONNECT O-RING WILL BE REPLACED. IF DAMAGED, THE COUPLING WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported January 15, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V028000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V028000, 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: January 15, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted