NHTSA Campaign 09V129000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 09V129000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 09V129000 with NHTSA on April 17, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V129000, NHTSA lists up to 893 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2008 and March 30, 2008.
The 09V129000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V129000 were scheduled from October 26, 2009, 192 days after the report.
09V129000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 09V129000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V129000 vehicles, the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V129000 ranks 36 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V129000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2008 R1200 GS AND R1200 GS ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLES. IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, SUCH AS HIGH GENERATOR SPEEDS COMBINED WITH LARGE DEMANDS FOR ELECTRICAL CURRENT, SPURIOUS SIGNALS COULD EMERGE WITHIN THE MOTORCYCLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, IT COULD AFFECT THE PRESSURE SENSOR SIGNALS OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROL UNIT. IF THIS HAPPENED, THE ABS COULD SWITCH OFF; HOWEVER, IN SUCH A SITUATION, A WARNING LAMP WOULD ILLUMINATE. NORMAL BRAKING WOULD STILL BE AVAILABLE TO SLOW AND STOP THE MOTORCYCLE.
- The risk
- ANY TIME VEHICLE CONTROL IS COMPROMISED A CRASH MAY OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR OR REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 26, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported April 17, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V129000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V129000, 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: April 17, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted