Vehicle report

1988 BMW R SERIES

Compare every BMW R SERIES yearNHTSA and EPA records

Defect investigations

2 actions

EA88037 · EA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Investigation

SUMMARY: BMW NORTH AMERICA HAS NO REPORTS OF FRONT BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE. THE K-MODEL HAS WARNING LIGHT IF EITHER SWITCH FAILS. THE R-MODEL HAS NO WARNING LIGHT. A FEW REAR SWITCH FAILURES HAVE BEEN REPOR- TED TO BMW. UPGRADE THE PE TO AN EA ON R-MODEL ONLY.

PE88057 · PE

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Investigation

SUMMARY: BMW NORTH AMERICA HAS NO REPORTS OF FRONT BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE THE K-MODEL HAS WARNING LIGHT IF EITHER SWITCH FAILS. THE R-MODEL HAS NO WARNING LIGHT. A FEW REAR SWITCH FAILURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BMW. UPGRADE THE PE ON THE R-MODEL ONLY.

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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.