NHTSA campaign 98V258000
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recall 98V-258: BMW/FUEL PUMP GASKET
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 98V258000 was reported by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE on October 14, 1998, with 1,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW K1200RS for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on December 30, 1998, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V258000 (also written 98V-258 or 98V258)
- Filed by
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE98-047 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V258000. 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 K1200RS
- 1998 · Vehicles built January 1, 1997 – October 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V258000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. DURING EXTENDED OPERATION IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS, THE AREA OF THE PUMP MOUNTING SURFACE OF THE FUEL TANK CAN DEFORM, FORMING A GAP BETWEEN THE TANK MOUNTING SURFACE AND THE GASKET, ALLOWING FUEL TO ESCAPE FROM THE TANK AT THAT AREA.
Safety consequence
IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WAS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD OCCUR RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP-TO-TANK GASKET.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY THE END OF DECEMBER 1998.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V258000
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.