NHTSA Campaign 08V106000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 08V106000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 08V106000 with NHTSA on March 11, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V106000, NHTSA lists up to 1,391 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2006 and March 14, 2007.
The 08V106000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V106000 were scheduled from April 1, 2008, 21 days after the report.
08V106000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2007.
Owners of the model years 08V106000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V106000 ranks 32 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V106000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 8 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 08V106000 was 07V376000, reported on August 22, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING 1,391 MY 2007 G650X CHALLENGE, COUNTRY, AND MOTO MOTORCYCLES. THE FUEL LINES MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING PRODUCTION, AND COULD DEVELOP A LEAK. THE LEAK COULD OCCUR EITHER THROUGH THE FABRIC INLAY AT THE END OF THE LINE, OR, THROUGH A CRACK IN THE ACTUAL LINE.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FUEL LINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING APRIL 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported March 11, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V106000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V106000, 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: March 11, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted