NHTSA Campaign 10V275000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 10V275000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 10V275000 with NHTSA on June 16, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V275000, NHTSA lists up to 2,070 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 5, 2005 and December 26, 2007.
The 10V275000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V275000 were scheduled from August 30, 2010, 75 days after the report.
10V275000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 10V275000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V275000 vehicles, the 2007 BMW R 1200 Gs Adventure has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V275000 ranks 23 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V275000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 8 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 10V275000 was 09V319000, reported on August 7, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2005 THROUGH 2007 R 1200 GS ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 7, 2005 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 26, 2007. THE FUEL TANK FRONT ATTACHMENT BOLTS CAN WORK LOOSE ALLOWING THE BOLTS TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE FORK LEG IF THE HANDLEBAR IS TURNED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT.
- The risk
- THIS COULD LIMIT THE TRAVEL RANGE OF THE HANDLEBARS WHICH COULD AFFECT HANDLING AND MANEUVERABILITY OF THE MOTORCYCLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR MOTORCYCLES BY FURTHER SECURING THE BOLTS USING LOCTITE. THE REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED 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 10V275000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V275000, 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