NHTSA Campaign 08V245000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NHTSA campaign 08V245000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 08V245000 with NHTSA on June 4, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V245000, NHTSA lists up to 548 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 30, 2007 and January 16, 2008.
The 08V245000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V245000 were scheduled from August 1, 2008, 58 days after the report.
08V245000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 08V245000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V245000 vehicles, the 2008 BMW K1200 Gt has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V245000 ranks 43 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V245000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 08V245000 was 07V466000, reported on October 2, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING 548 MY 2008 K1200 S AND GT MOTORCYCLES. THE FASTENERS USED TO SECURE THE FRONT BRAKE-DISC MAY NOT BE LONG ENOUGH TO ENSURE A SECURE MOUNTING. OVER TIME, THESE FASTENERS COULD LOOSEN. IF THAT HAPPENED, THE BRAKE DISC WOULD NO LONGER BE SECURELY MOUNTED.
- The risk
- FAILURE TO OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRAFFIC AND ROAD CONDITIONS, AND THE RIDER'S REACTIONS, COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL A LONGER FRONT BRAKE DISC FASTENERS AND REROUTE THE SENSOR CABLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING AUGUST 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported June 4, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V245000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V245000, 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 4, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted