NHTSA campaign 07V466000
BMW Recall 07V-466: FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM
NHTSA recall 07V466000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on October 2, 2007, with 510 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW K1200 R Sport for model years 2005–2007. Owners were notified on December 14, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 07V466000 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
- 07V466000 (also written 07V-466 or 07V466)
- Filed by
- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 510 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Fluid
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V466000. 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.
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V466000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, DURING LONG PERIODS OF RIDING AT SUSTAINED HIGH ENGINE RPM, VIBRATION WITHIN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR CAN CAUSE THE BRAKE FLUID TO FOAM. THIS COULD ALLOW AIR TO ENTER THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF FRONT BRAKING EFFICIENCY.
Safety consequence
AIR IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM CAN LEAD TO A LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL BLEED THE FRONT BRAKES AND INSTALL A DAMPER WEIGHT IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. THIS WEIGHT WILL DAMPEN POSSIBLE VIBRATIONS THAT CAN CAUSE FOAMING OF THE BRAKE FLUID. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 14, 2007. 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 07V466000
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.