NHTSA Campaign 04V576000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 04V576000 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.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 04V576000 with NHTSA on December 6, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V576000, NHTSA lists up to 485 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 30, 2004 and October 28, 2004.
The 04V576000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V576000 were scheduled from December 15, 2004, 9 days after the report.
04V576000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 04V576000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V576000 ranks 47 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V576000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, AN ADAPTER IN THE REAR BRAKE LINE CONNECTS A RIGID SECTION TO A FLEXIBLE SECTION. IF THE RIGID SECTION IS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED IN THE ADAPTER, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A LEAK TO DEVELOP.
- The risk
- BRAKE FLUID LOSS COULD RESULT. THE REAR BRAKING CAPABILITY WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR BRAKE LINE AND ADAPTER. IF THE INSPECTION REVEALS THAT THE RIGID SECTION OF THE BRAKE LINE IS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED IN THE ADAPTER, THEN THE ENTIRE ADAPTER WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN DECEMBER 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported December 6, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V576000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V576000, 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: December 6, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted