NHTSA campaign 00V264000

BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recall 00V-264: BMW/OIL THERMOSTAT SNAP RING

NHTSA recall 00V264000 was reported by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE on September 12, 2000, with 2,368 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW K1200RS for model years 1998–2000. Owners were notified on October 13, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 00V264000 (also written 00V-264 or 00V264)
Filed by: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Report received: September 12, 2000
Potentially affected: 2,368 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine
Owners notified: October 13, 2000

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V264000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

BMW

BMW K1200RS
- 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built February 1, 1997 – August 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V264000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. A SPRING-LOADED THERMOSTATIC ELEMENT IN THE OIL THERMOSTAT HOUSING IS HELD IN PLACE BY A COVER THAT IS RETAINED BY A SNAP RING. THE SNAP RING MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION. DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE SNAP RING COULD UNSEAT, ALLOWING THE COVER TO LOOSEN OR DETACH, RESULTING IN LOSS OF THE ENTIRE OIL VOLUME.

Safety consequence

ENGINE DAMAGE COULD OCCUR IF THE ENGINE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED OFF. IN ADDITION, OIL COULD TRAVEL ALONG THE ENGINE COVER AND ULTIMATELY CONTACT THE REAR TIRE, REDUCING ITS TRACTION AND AFFECTING THE STABILITY OF THE MOTORCYCLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SNAP RING INSTALLATION AND IF THE SNAP RING IS NOT FULLY SEATED, THE COMPLETE OIL PUMP INTERMEDIATE FLANGE WILL BE REPLACED.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 13, 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).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V264000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.