NHTSA Campaign 08V254000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 08V254000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 08V254000 with NHTSA on June 5, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V254000, NHTSA lists up to 4,922 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 30, 2007 and June 15, 2007.
The 08V254000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V254000 were scheduled from August 1, 2008, 57 days after the report.
08V254000 covers 3 models from BMW, model years 2006–2008.
Owners of the model years 08V254000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V254000 vehicles, the 2006 BMW R1200 Gs has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V254000 ranks 15 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V254000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 08V254000 was 08V245000, reported on June 4, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING 4,922 MY 2007-2008 R1200R, MY 2006-2007 R1200 GS, MY 2007 R1200 ST, AND MY 2008 R1200 GS ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLES. DUE TO THE CURRENT ROUTING OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT DURING RIDING, THE BRAKE LINES COULD BE UNDER STRAIN. IF THE VIBRATION/STRAIN IS SIGNIFICANT, THE BRAKE LINES COULD SPLIT AND START TO DEVELOP A LEAK. IF THE LEAK BECAME SIGNIFICANT, BRAKE FLUID COULD ESCAPE. IF THIS HAPPENED, THE LEVEL OF FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR OF THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM COULD DROP.
- The risk
- IF FLUID LEVEL DROPS SIGNIFICANTLY, THE FRONT BRAKES COULD FAIL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL NEW BRAKE LINES WITH A MODIFIED ROUTING FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING AUGUST 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported June 5, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V254000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V254000, 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 5, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted