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NHTSA campaign 06V164000

BMW Recall 06V-164: ABS INTERVENTION

NHTSA recall 06V164000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on May 15, 2006, with 13,200 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW R1200 GS, BMW K1200 S, BMW K1200 R and more for model years 2004–2006. Owners were notified on June 5, 2006, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V164000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
06V164000 (also written 06V-164 or 06V164)
Filed by
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Report received
Potentially affected
13,200 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V164000. 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 K1200 R

    • 2006 · Vehicles built April 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW K1200 S

    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built December 1, 2004 – December 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW R1200 GS

    • 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built January 1, 2004 – February 28, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW R 1200 RT

    • 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW R1200 ST

    • 2005 · Vehicles built February 1, 2005 – November 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V164000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, UNDER RAPID, REPEATED, AND UNUSUALLY HARSH BRAKING, LOSS OF ABS CAPABILITY COULD TEMPORARILY OCCUR.

Safety consequence

TEMPORARY LOSS OF ABS BRAKING COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL ADD A PHYSICAL RESTRICTION, IN THE FORM OF A BANJO BOLT WITH A FLOW RESTRICTOR TO THE BRAKE LINE, AND ON CERTAIN MODELS DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FRONT BRAKE DISCS OF A SLIGHTLY LARGER THICKNESS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 5, 2006, AND WILL BE A PHASED MAILING THROUGH OCTOBER 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V164000

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.