NHTSA campaign 08V692000
BMW Recall 08V-692: CHAIN SPROCKET FASTENERS
NHTSA recall 08V692000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on December 29, 2008, with 509 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW F650 GS and BMW F 800 GS for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on January 15, 2009, 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 08V692000 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
- 08V692000 (also written 08V-692 or 08V692)
- Filed by
- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 509 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Gasoline
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V692000. 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 F650 GS
- 2008 · Vehicles built January 11, 2008 – July 17, 2008 (per NHTSA)
BMW F 800 GS
- 2008 · Vehicles built September 27, 2007 – July 13, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V692000.
Defect description
BMW IS RECALLING 509 MY 2008 F650 GS AND F800 GS MOTORCYCLES. THE TIGHTENING OF THE CHAIN SPROCKET FASTENERS MAY HAVE RESULTED IN VARIOUS LEVELS OF TORQUE BEING APPLIED.
Safety consequence
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE FASTENERS TO WORK LOOSE FROM THE SPROCKET, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL LOOSEN AND INSPECT THE CHAIN SPROCKET FASTENERS. THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WILL BE REPLACED. IN ALL CASES, THE FASTENERS WILL BE RETIGHTENED. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V692000
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.