NHTSA Campaign 10V276000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA campaign 10V276000 covers 15 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 10V276000 with NHTSA on June 18, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V276000, NHTSA lists up to 15,532 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 10V276000 were scheduled from September 20, 2010, 94 days after the report.
10V276000 covers 6 models from BMW, model years 2007–2009.
Owners of the model years 10V276000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V276000 vehicles, the 2007 BMW R 1200 GS has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V276000 ranks 9 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V276000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 10V276000 was 09V256000, reported on July 8, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2009 R 1200 AND K 1200 SERIES MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 2006 THROUGH MAY 2009. DUE TO THE CURRENT ROUTING OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT DURING RIDING, AND THEREFORE ASSOCIATED VIBRATION. THE BRAKE LINES COULD BE UNDER STRAIN. IF THE VIBRATION/STRAIN IS SIGNIFICANT, THE BRAKE LINE COULD SPLIT AND START TO DEVELOP A LEAK.
- The risk
- IF THIS GOES UNNOTICED, AND THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR RUNS EMPTY, THE FRONT BRAKES COULD FAIL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW BRAKE LINES, CONTAINING A "SLEEVE" ALONG A PORTION OF THE LINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.
Reported June 18, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V276000 (15)
BMW (15)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V276000, 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 18, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted