NHTSA Campaign 04V235000
SUSPENSION
NHTSA campaign 04V235000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 04V235000 with NHTSA on May 19, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V235000, NHTSA lists up to 84 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2003 and November 30, 2003.
The 04V235000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V235000 were scheduled from June 1, 2004, 13 days after the report.
04V235000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V235000 ranks 44 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 04V235000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 2 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 04V235000 was 03V086000, reported on March 10, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FRONT SPRING STRUT UPPER STUD BOLT WELD CAN FAIL. THIS COULD CAUSE THE BOLT TO BREAK.
- The risk
- IF THIS HAPPENS, THE RIDER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE MOTORCYCLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SPRING STRUT. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING JUNE 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-331-1117.
Reported May 19, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V235000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V235000, 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 19, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted