NHTSA Campaign 10V488000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 10V488000 covers 17 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 10V488000 with NHTSA on October 8, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V488000, NHTSA lists up to 11,826 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2008 and September 30, 2010.
Owner notification letters for 10V488000 were scheduled from March 30, 2011, 173 days after the report.
10V488000 covers 5 models from BMW, model years 2005–2011.
Owners of the model years 10V488000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V488000 vehicles, the 2006 BMW K1200 S has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V488000 ranks 11 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V488000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 5 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 10V488000 was 08V170000, reported on April 11, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2011 MOTORCYCLES. THE BEARINGS COULD BE SUBJECT TO CORROSION. THIS COULD LEAD TO REDUCED MOVEMENT OF THE LINK LEVER.
- The risk
- THIS COULD AFFECT THE HANDLING OF THE MOTORCYCLE INCREASING THE RISK A DRIVER MAY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.
Reported October 8, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V488000 (17)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V488000, 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: October 8, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted