NHTSA Campaign 07V066000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 07V066000 covers 12 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 07V066000 with NHTSA on February 23, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V066000, NHTSA lists up to 6,631 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2006.
The 07V066000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V066000 were scheduled from April 10, 2007, 46 days after the report.
07V066000 covers 4 models from BMW, model years 2003–2007.
Owners of the model years 07V066000 covers have filed at least 8 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V066000 vehicles, the 2007 BMW K1200 Gt has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V066000 ranks 14 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 07V066000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 12 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 07V066000 was 05V172000, reported on April 27, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, FREQUENT SHORT TRIPS PARTICULARLY DURING COLD TEMPERATURES, CAN CAUSE WATER TO ACCUMULATE IN THE OIL TANK, AND WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, ESCAPING WATER VAPOR CAN CONDENSE ON THE OIL TANK AIR BLEED VALVE. IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THIS WATER COULD FREEZE AND BLOCK THE AIR BLEED VALVE.
- The risk
- IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A PRESSURE BUILD UP IN THE OIL TANK COULD CAUSE IT TO RUPTURE, ALLOWING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE REAR TIRE. AN OIL LEAK COULD CAUSE A FIRE. OIL ON THE REAR TIRE COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW OIL TANK CAP CONTAINING A VALVE TO PREVENT OVERPRESSURE IN THE TANK FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 10, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported February 23, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V066000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V066000, 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: February 23, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted