| NHTSA Record Id: 14187 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BMW |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008327000077418000000062 |
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| Model Name: K1200RS |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V134000 |
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| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 30 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 973 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 11 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : BMW of North America, LLC |
Report Received Date: Aug, 08 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 29 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motorcycles. the adjusting screw for the pressure point of either the brake or clutch levers may not be sufficiently tight, due to grease contamination of the threads. |
Consequence Summary: The screw(s) can back out over time while the vehicle is being operated causing a change in the pressure point of the master cylinder for the clutch and/or front brake increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will check the adjustment screws of the front brake and clutch levers for movement. if the screws are tight, no further action will be taken. if a screw is found to be loose, it will be removed, cleaned and reinstalled with new loctite. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began august 11, 1997.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy 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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