NHTSA Campaign 04V304000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
NHTSA campaign 04V304000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder. The repair is free.
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed the report for 04V304000 with NHTSA on June 23, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V304000, NHTSA lists up to 181 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2004 and April 30, 2004.
The 04V304000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V304000 were scheduled from July 16, 2004, 23 days after the report.
04V304000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2004–2005.
Owners of the model years 04V304000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V304000 vehicles, the 2005 BMW K1200 Lt has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V304000 ranks 41 of 47 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE recalls on this site.
Besides 04V304000, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE has 9 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 04V304000 was 04V297000, reported on June 22, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, AN INCORRECT SEALING RING WAS MOUNTED TO THE PISTON OF THE REAR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.
- The risk
- IF ONLY THE REAR BRAKE WERE APPLIED DURING RIDING, INSUFFICIENT BRAKING PRESSURE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO SLOW THE MOTORCYCLE, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE RECALL BEGAN JULY 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported June 23, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V304000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V304000, 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: June 23, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted