NHTSA campaign 04V236000

BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recall 04V-236: BMW/MOTORCYCLES/FUEL PUMP FLANGE

NHTSA recall 04V236000 was reported by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE on May 19, 2004, with 1,560 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW F650 CS for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on June 10, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
04V236000 (also written 04V-236 or 04V236)
Filed by
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Report received
Potentially affected
1,560 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V236000. 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 F650 CS

    • 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built January 1, 2002 – September 30, 2003 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V236000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP FLANGE COULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF ACID OR CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ACIDIC ELEMENTS, SUCH AS BATTERY ACID OR CERTAIN CLEANING PRODUCTS.

Safety consequence

THE FLANGE COULD BECOME BRITTLE, CRACK, AND ALLOW FUEL TO ESCAPE FROM THE FUEL TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ACID-RESISTANT CAP OVER THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE. THE RECALL BEGAN JUNE 10, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V236000

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.