NHTSA Campaign 10V496000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NHTSA campaign 10V496000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 10V496000 with NHTSA on October 18, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V496000, NHTSA lists up to 1,780 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 11, 2008 and December 8, 2009.
The 10V496000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V496000 were scheduled from January 13, 2011, 87 days after the report.
10V496000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2009–2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V496000 ranks 29 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V496000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 10V496000 was 10V446000, reported on October 1, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2008 THROUGH 2010 F 650 GS MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 11, 2008, THROUGH DECEMBER 8, 2009. A WASHER MAY INTERFERE WITH THE FRONT DISC BRAKE FASTENERS' TORQUE. AS A RESULT, OVER TIME, A FASTENER OR MUTIPLE FASTENERS COULD BECOME LOOSE, ALLOWING THE BRAKE DISC TO BECOME LOOSE.
- The risk
- A LOOSE BRAKE DISC MAY INTERFERE WITH PROPER BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 13, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.
Reported October 18, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V496000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V496000, 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 18, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted