Recall Detail

BMW / R1100RSL / 1995

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 13419 Vehicale/Equipment Name: BMW
Recalled Component Id: 000008384000078854000000129 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: R1100RSL Model Year: 1995
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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