NHTSA Campaign 08V692000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 08V692000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 08V692000 with NHTSA on December 29, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V692000, NHTSA lists up to 509 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 11, 2008 and July 17, 2008.
The 08V692000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V692000 were scheduled from January 15, 2009, 17 days after the report.
08V692000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V692000 ranks 45 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V692000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 12 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 08V692000 was 08V657000, reported on December 12, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING 509 MY 2008 F650 GS AND F800 GS MOTORCYCLES. THE TIGHTENING OF THE CHAIN SPROCKET FASTENERS MAY HAVE RESULTED IN VARIOUS LEVELS OF TORQUE BEING APPLIED.
- The risk
- IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE FASTENERS TO WORK LOOSE FROM THE SPROCKET, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL LOOSEN AND INSPECT THE CHAIN SPROCKET FASTENERS. THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WILL BE REPLACED. IN ALL CASES, THE FASTENERS WILL BE RETIGHTENED. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported December 29, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V692000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V692000, 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: December 29, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted