NHTSA Campaign 06V486000
TIRES:VALVE
NHTSA campaign 06V486000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the tires: valve. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 06V486000 with NHTSA on December 21, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V486000, NHTSA lists up to 144 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 30, 2006 and October 12, 2006.
The 06V486000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V486000 were scheduled from January 12, 2007, 22 days after the report.
06V486000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V486000 ranks 64 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE TIRE INFLATION VALVE HOLE IN THE RIM OF THE CROSS-SPOKE WHEEL WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPM) WAS INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. A LEAK MAY DEVELOP AT THIS LOCATION POSSIBLY CAUSING SUDDEN DEFLATION OF THE TIRE.
- The risk
- IF THIS HAPPENED, MOTORCYCLE HANDLING AND CONTROL WOULD BE COMPROMISED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL TEMPORARILY DEACTIVATE THE TPM SYSTEM, REMOVE THE CORRESPONDING VALVES AND INTEGRAL TPM SENSORS, AND THEN REPLACE THEM WITH STANDARD VALVES. WHEN A PERMANENT REPAIR IS AVAILABLE, OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR REACTIVATION OF THE TPM SYSTEM AND REPLACEMENT OF THE INTEGRAL TPM SENSORS AND VALVES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-331-1117.
Reported December 21, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V486000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V486000, 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 21, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted