NHTSA Campaign 12V177000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 12V177000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 12V177000 with NHTSA on April 20, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V177000, NHTSA lists up to 1,414 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2011 and April 10, 2012.
Owner notification letters for 12V177000 were scheduled from June 8, 2012, 49 days after the report.
12V177000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V177000 ranks 31 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V177000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 12 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 12V177000 was 12V161000, reported on April 10, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 S1000RR MOTORCYCLES, MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2011, THROUGH APRIL 10, 2012. DUE TO A MANUFACTURING PROCESS ERROR, THE CONNECTING ROD BOLTS MAY BECOME LOOSE DURING HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES AND/OR HIGH ENGINE OPERATING SPEEDS WHICH COULD RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF ENGINE DAMAGE, ESCAPING OIL COULD CAUSE HANDLING ISSUES, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CONNECTING ROD BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 8, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES AT 1-800-525-7417.
Reported April 20, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V177000 (1)
BMW (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V177000, 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: April 20, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted