| NHTSA Record Id: 6710 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BMW |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011538000077418000000128 |
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| Model Name: K1200RS |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V266000 |
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| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 20 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 14 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 188 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 12 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : BMW of North America, LLC |
Report Received Date: Sep, 12 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 14 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motorcycles. the cylinder head contains two sealing plugs covering holes in the area near the spark plugs. one or both plugs may not have been fully seated during vehicle assembly. either or both of the sealing plugs could loosen or completely detach from their mounting point during vehicle operation. |
Consequence Summary: This condition could allow coolant to escape, travel along the engine cover, and contact the rear tire, reducing its traction and affecting the stability of the motorcycle. in addition, the loss of coolant could lead to increased engine operating temperature and possible overheating. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the sealing plugs with a stainless steel plug design. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began october 12, 2000.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 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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