NHTSA campaign 08V245000
BMW Recall 08V-245: FRONT BRAKE DISC FASTENER
NHTSA recall 08V245000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on June 4, 2008, with 548 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW K1200 GT and BMW K1200 S for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on August 1, 2008, 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 08V245000 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
- 08V245000 (also written 08V-245 or 08V245)
- Filed by
- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 548 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V245000. 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 GT
- 2008 · Vehicles built January 11, 2008 – January 16, 2008 (per NHTSA)
BMW K1200 S
- 2008 · Vehicles built October 30, 2007 – January 16, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V245000.
Defect description
BMW IS RECALLING 548 MY 2008 K1200 S AND GT MOTORCYCLES. THE FASTENERS USED TO SECURE THE FRONT BRAKE-DISC MAY NOT BE LONG ENOUGH TO ENSURE A SECURE MOUNTING. OVER TIME, THESE FASTENERS COULD LOOSEN. IF THAT HAPPENED, THE BRAKE DISC WOULD NO LONGER BE SECURELY MOUNTED.
Safety consequence
FAILURE TO OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRAFFIC AND ROAD CONDITIONS, AND THE RIDER'S REACTIONS, COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL A LONGER FRONT BRAKE DISC FASTENERS AND REROUTE THE SENSOR CABLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING AUGUST 2008. 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 08V245000
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.