NHTSA campaign 06V486000
BMW Recall 06V-486: CROSS-SPOKE WHEEL WITH TPM
NHTSA recall 06V486000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on December 21, 2006, with 144 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW R1200 GS and BMW R1200 GS Adventure for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on January 12, 2007, 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 06V486000 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
- 06V486000 (also written 06V-486 or 06V486)
- Filed by
- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 144 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Tires — Valve
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V486000. 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 GS
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 6, 2006 – October 13, 2006 (per NHTSA)
BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2006 · Vehicles built August 30, 2006 – October 12, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V486000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE TIRE INFLATION VALVE HOLE IN THE RIM OF THE CROSS-SPOKE WHEEL WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPM) WAS INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. A LEAK MAY DEVELOP AT THIS LOCATION POSSIBLY CAUSING SUDDEN DEFLATION OF THE TIRE.
Safety consequence
IF THIS HAPPENED, MOTORCYCLE HANDLING AND CONTROL WOULD BE COMPROMISED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL TEMPORARILY DEACTIVATE THE TPM SYSTEM, REMOVE THE CORRESPONDING VALVES AND INTEGRAL TPM SENSORS, AND THEN REPLACE THEM WITH STANDARD VALVES. WHEN A PERMANENT REPAIR IS AVAILABLE, OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR REACTIVATION OF THE TPM SYSTEM AND REPLACEMENT OF THE INTEGRAL TPM SENSORS AND VALVES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-331-1117.
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 06V486000
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.