NHTSA Campaign 06V134000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA campaign 06V134000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 06V134000 with NHTSA on April 24, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V134000, NHTSA lists up to 9,260 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2004 and February 28, 2006.
The 06V134000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V134000 were scheduled from June 5, 2006, 42 days after the report.
06V134000 covers 3 models from BMW, model years 2004–2006.
Owners of the model years 06V134000 covers have filed at least 8 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V134000 vehicles, the 2005 BMW R1200 Gs has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V134000 ranks 13 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V134000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 06V134000 was 05V367000, reported on August 26, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, IF CERTAIN PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED THAT INVOLVES REMOVAL OF THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE CALIPER, THE ABS SENSOR CABLE CAN BE ROUTED INCORRECTLY AND WHEN THE CALIPER IS REINSTALLED, THE SENSOR CABLE CAN COME INTO CONTACT AND RUB AGAINST THE FRONT BRAKE DISC. OVERTIME, IF THE CHAFING BECOMES SEVERE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOSE THE ABS FUNCTION.
- The risk
- LOSS OF ABS FUNCTION COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH DURING CERTAIN RIDING CONDITIONS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL ATTACH ADDITIONAL RETAINING CLIPS FREE OF CHARGE TO THE ABS SENSOR CABLE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE A MORE SECURE CONNECTION TO THE WHEEL CARRIER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 5, 2006, AND WILL BE A PHASED MAILING THROUGH OCTOBER 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported April 24, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V134000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V134000, 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: April 24, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted