NHTSA Campaign 08V241000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 08V241000 covers 4 year-make-model versions 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 08V241000 with NHTSA on June 2, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V241000, NHTSA lists up to 1,980 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 3, 2006 and August 22, 2007.
The 08V241000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V241000 were scheduled from August 1, 2008, 60 days after the report.
08V241000 covers 3 models from BMW, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 08V241000 covers have filed at least 6 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V241000 vehicles, the 2008 BMW F 800 ST has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V241000 ranks 25 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V241000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 8 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 08V241000 was 08V106000, reported on March 11, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING 1,980 MY 2007-2008 F800 S AND F800 ST MOTORCYCLES. DUE TO THE ROUTING OF THE FUEL TANK BREATHER HOSE, PRESSURE EQUALIZATION INSIDE THE FUEL TANK IS POSSIBLE ONLY TO A LIMITED EXTENT. CONSEQUENTLY, AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, THE FUEL TANK CAN DEFORM. IF THIS HAPPENED AT THE POINT WHERE THE FUEL TANK IS SHAPED TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE FOR THE REAR WHEEL, THEN, IN COMBINATION WITH A LARGE PAYLOAD, THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK COULD RUB AGAINST THE REAR WHEEL.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURRED, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A LEAK COULD DEVELOP IN THE TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE FUEL TANK BREATHER HOSE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING AUGUST 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-331-1117.
Reported June 2, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V241000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V241000, 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: June 2, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted