NHTSA Campaign 09V499000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 09V499000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 09V499000 with NHTSA on December 30, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V499000, NHTSA lists up to 4,498 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2008 and December 10, 2009.
The 09V499000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V499000 were scheduled from May 14, 2010, 135 days after the report.
09V499000 covers 3 models from BMW, model years 2008–2010.
Owners of the model years 09V499000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V499000 vehicles, the 2010 BMW F650 Gs has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V499000 ranks 17 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V499000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 12 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 09V499000 was 09V471000, reported on December 10, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 F650 GS AND F800 GS MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 2008 AND DECEMBER 2009. DURING ENGINE OPERATION, A VACUUM IS CREATED IN ORDER TO DRAW FRESH AIR INTO THE CANISTER. THIS AIR THEN MIXES WITH THE FUEL VAPORS CAPTURED BY THE CANISTER, AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY COMBUSTED. DUE TO THE ROUTING OF THE VENTILATION HOSE, WATER NEAR THE END OF THE HOSE COULD BE DRAWN INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER.
- The risk
- WATER COULD FLOW INTO THE CANISTER CAUSING A STALLING CONDITION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND ADD AN ADDITIONAL HOSE AND ROUTE IT SUCH THAT THE PRESENT DEFECT IS PREVENTED. THIS REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 13, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported December 30, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V499000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V499000, 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 30, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted