| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 13418 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: BMW |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008384000078856000000129 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: R1100RSL | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V173000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | Manufacturer That Filed Report: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1993 | End date of Manufacturing: May, 30 1996 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1275 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 18 1997 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : BMW of North America, LLC | Report Received Date: Oct, 08 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 10 1997 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motorcycles. the owner's manual warns the rider not to leave the engine running unnecessarily when the motorcycle is stationary and to ride off immediately after starting. | Consequence Summary: If this warning is ignored and the engine is left running at an increased speed above idle while the motorcycle is at a standstill with the air stream required for cooling missing, the exhaust system temperature will rise considerable increasing the risk of a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners will be sent a warning label for their motorcycle and an owner's manual insert. | Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin by the end of october 1997. owners who do not receive the warning label and owner's manual insert within a reasonable time should contact bmw at 1-800-831-1117, option #5.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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