NHTSA Campaign 09V384000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 09V384000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition: switch. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 09V384000 with NHTSA on September 29, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V384000, NHTSA lists up to 1,351 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009.
The 09V384000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V384000 were scheduled from April 6, 2010, 189 days after the report.
09V384000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 09V384000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V384000 vehicles, the 2009 BMW K1300 S has the most (6).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V384000 ranks 33 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V384000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 09V384000 was 09V327000, reported on August 11, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 MOTORCYCLES. THE SWITCHES ON THE HANDLEBARS FOR BOTH THE DIRECTION INDICATOR AND THE EMERGENCY ENGINE OFF/ENGINE-START FUNCTIONS MAY FAIL.
- The risk
- IN SUCH A CASE, THE DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR AND/OR THE EMERGENCY ENGINE-OFF/START FUNCTIONS WOULD BE RENDERED INOPERATIVE. IN SOME CASES, ENGINE STALLING COULD ALSO RESULT INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 6, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported September 29, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V384000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V384000, 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: September 29, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted