PE98047 · PE
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES Investigation
ALLEGED THAT THE FUEL LEAKS AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY
Vehicle report
1998 BMW K1200RS
Defect investigations
2 actionsSQ97023 · SQ
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Investigation
IN AUGUST 1997, BMW CONDUCTED A SAFETY RECALL TO CORRECT A CONDITION OF THREAD CONTAMINATION ON THE BRAKE AND CLUTCH LEVERS ADJUSTING SCREWS.THIS GREASE CONTAMINATION NEGATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LOCTITE AND THIS CAN SEGNIFICANTLY REDUCE BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS.DUE TO THIS INVESTIGATION, BMW HAS INCREASED THE POPULATION TO INCLUDE ALL THE 1988 MOTORCYCLES.NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESARY.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.RECALL NUMBER ASSIGNED IS 97V-134.02.
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.