NHTSA Campaign 10V273000
POWER TRAIN
NHTSA campaign 10V273000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 10V273000 with NHTSA on June 16, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V273000, NHTSA lists up to 1,807 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 22, 2006 and May 19, 2008.
The 10V273000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V273000 were scheduled from August 30, 2010, 75 days after the report.
10V273000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V273000 ranks 28 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V273000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 9 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 10V273000 was 09V088000, reported on March 18, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008 G 650 X COUNTRY, G 650 X CHALLENGE, AND G650 X MOTO MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 29, 2006 THROUGH MAY 19, 2008. OVER TIME, THE ROLL GEAR PIN'S MOUNTING ATTACHMENT COULD BREAK.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR FRAGMENTS OF THE ATTACHMENT TO BECOME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE DRIVE CHAIN AND THE REAR SPROCKET. THE REAR WHEEL COULD LOCK UP, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ROLL GEAR PIN'S MOUNTING ATTACHMENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.
Reported June 16, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V273000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V273000, 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: June 16, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted