NHTSA campaign 08V564000

BMW Recall 08V-564: PARALEVER LINK FASTENER

NHTSA recall 08V564000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on October 23, 2008, with 365 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW HP2 Enduro for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on January 7, 2009, 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 08V564000 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: 08V564000 (also written 08V-564 or 08V564)
Filed by: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Report received: October 23, 2008
Potentially affected: 365 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension
Owners notified: January 7, 2009

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V564000. 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 HP2 Enduro
- 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built August 16, 2004 – August 3, 2006 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V564000.

Defect description

BMW IS RECALLING 365 MY 2005-2006 HP2 ENDURO MOTORCYCLES. THE FRONT THREADED FASTENER OF THE PARALEVER LINK MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS. IF THE FASTENER WAS NOT TIGHTENED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS, IT COULD LOOSEN. OVER TIME, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE FASTENER TO SEPARATE FROM ITS HOUSING. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THEN THE FINAL DRIVE OF THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY SUPPORTED.

Safety consequence

IF THAT HAPPENED, MOTORCYCLE HANDLING WOULD BE COMPROMISED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE FRONT THREADED FASTENER OF THE PARALEVER LINK AND REPLACE IT WITH AN IMPROVED FASTENER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 7, 2009. 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 08V564000

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.