NHTSA Campaign 10V274000
POWER TRAIN
NHTSA campaign 10V274000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 10V274000 with NHTSA on June 16, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V274000, NHTSA lists up to 1,916 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 27, 2007 and March 30, 2009.
The 10V274000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V274000 were scheduled from August 30, 2010, 75 days after the report.
10V274000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2008–2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V274000 ranks 26 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V274000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 9 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 10V274000 was 09V088000, reported on March 18, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 F650 GS AND F 800 GS MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 30, 2009. THE DRIVE CHAINS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED TO SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, OVER TIME THE DRIVE CHAIN COULD BREAK.
- The risk
- IF THE BROKEN CHAIN BECOMES TRAPPED BETWEEN THE REAR WHEEL AND THE FRAME, THE REAR WHEEL COULD LOCK UP, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVE CHAIN AND SPROCKETS ON THE AFFECTED MOTORCYCLES 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 10V274000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V274000, 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