NHTSA Campaign 09V088000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 09V088000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: axle assembly. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 09V088000 with NHTSA on March 18, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V088000, NHTSA lists up to 754 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 19, 2008 and July 2, 2008.
The 09V088000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V088000 were scheduled from June 2, 2009, 76 days after the report.
09V088000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V088000 ranks 38 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V088000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 9 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 09V088000 was 08V595000, reported on November 14, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING 754 MY 2009 F800 GS VEHICLES. THE AXLE SHAFT WALL THICKNESS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS.
- The risk
- IF THE WALL THICKNESS WAS NOT SUFFICIENT, THE AXLE SHAFT COULD DEFORM AND COULD BREAK INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT WHEEL QUICK-RELEASE AXLE AND REPLACE IT WITH AN IMPROVED AXLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported March 18, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V088000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V088000, 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 18, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted