NHTSA campaign 10V273000
BMW Recall 10V-273: ROLL GEAR PIN MOUNTING ATTACHMENT
NHTSA recall 10V273000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on June 16, 2010, with 1,807 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW G 650 X US Country, BMW G 650 X US Challenge and BMW G 650 X US Moto for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on August 30, 2010, 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 10V273000 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
- 10V273000 (also written 10V-273 or 10V273)
- Filed by
- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,807 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V273000. 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 G 650 X US Challenge
- 2007 · Vehicles built November 29, 2006 – May 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
BMW G 650 X US Country
BMW G 650 X US Moto
- 2007 · Vehicles built December 22, 2006 – May 28, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V273000.
Defect description
BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008 G 650 X COUNTRY, G 650 X CHALLENGE, AND G650 X MOTO MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 29, 2006 THROUGH MAY 19, 2008. OVER TIME, THE ROLL GEAR PIN'S MOUNTING ATTACHMENT COULD BREAK.
Safety consequence
IF THIS OCCURS, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR FRAGMENTS OF THE ATTACHMENT TO BECOME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE DRIVE CHAIN AND THE REAR SPROCKET. THE REAR WHEEL COULD LOCK UP, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ROLL GEAR PIN'S MOUNTING ATTACHMENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.
Notes
OWNERS 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 10V273000
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.