NHTSA campaign 06V399000
BMW Recall 06V-399: FINAL-DRIVE ASSEMBLY O-RING SEAL/MOTORCYCLES
NHTSA recall 06V399000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on October 18, 2006, with 700 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW R1200 HP2 and BMW R1200 S for model years 2006–2007. Owners were notified on October 27, 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 06V399000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V399000 (also written 06V-399 or 06V399)
- Filed by
- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 700 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V399000. 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 R1200 HP2
- 2006 · Vehicles built August 1, 2005 – August 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
BMW R1200 S
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 2006 – August 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V399000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, DURING ASSEMBLY, THE FINAL-DRIVE ASSEMBLY O-RING MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED CORRECTLY. A LEAK MAY OCCUR AT THE LOCATION OF THIS O-RING WHICH IS NEAR THE REAR BRAKE DISC.
Safety consequence
IF A LEAK WERE TO OCCUR, OIL COULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE REAR BRAKE DISC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW O-RING IN THE FINAL-DRIVE ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 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 06V399000
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.