NHTSA Campaign 10V328000
EQUIPMENT
NHTSA campaign 10V328000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 10V328000 with NHTSA on July 20, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V328000, NHTSA lists up to 1,900 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2005 and September 30, 2009.
The 10V328000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V328000 were scheduled from November 2, 2010, 105 days after the report.
10V328000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V328000 ranks 27 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V328000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 4 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 10V328000 was 10V233000, reported on June 2, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2005 THROUGH 2009 R 1200 RT POLICE MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2005 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2009. THE BRACKET WHICH SUPPORTS THE AUDIBLE SIGNALING DEVICE CAN BREAK, POSSIBLY ALLOWING THE SIGNALING DEVICE TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE ROADWAY.
- The risk
- SHOULD THE SIGNALING DEVICE FALL FROM THE MOTORCYCLE WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE ROADWAYS, IT COULD BECOME AN OBSTACLE FOR OTHER DRIVERS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL ATTACH TWO TETHER CABLES TO THE DEVICE IN ORDER TO SECURE IT TO THE MOTORCYCLE IN THE EVENT THE MOUNTING BRACKET BECOMES LOOSE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.
Reported July 20, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V328000 (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V328000, 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: July 20, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted