NHTSA Campaign 20V166000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
NHTSA campaign 20V166000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: fluid. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 20V166000 with NHTSA on March 19, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V166000, NHTSA lists up to 365 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V166000 were scheduled from December 23, 2020, 279 days after the report.
20V166000 covers 4 models from BMW, model years 2019–2020.
Owners of the model years 20V166000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V166000 vehicles, the 2019 BMW R 1250 GS has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V166000 ranks 181 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 20V166000, BMW of North America, LLC has 13 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 20V166000 was 19V593000, reported on August 14, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018-2020 RnineT Scrambler and RnineT, 2020 R1250R and R1250RS, 2019-2020 Rnine T Pure, R1250GS,R1250GS Adventure and R1250RT and 2018 RnineT Racer motorcycles. The brake fluid reservoir cap may not clearly state the required type of brake fluid and the process for filling the reservoir, possibly leading to an improper maintenance procedure. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 122, "Motorcycle Brake Systems."
- The risk
- Improper brake system maintenance could affect braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake fluid reservoir cap, free of charge. The recall began December 23, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported March 19, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V166000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V166000, 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: March 19, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted