Vehicle report

1997 BMW R850

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Defect investigations

1 action

SQ97022 · SQ

STEERING Investigation

BMW WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL TO REMOVE THE SHEET METAL PLATE AND RELOCATE TWO WIRING HARNESSES SO THAT THE IGNITION WIRING HARNESS HAS SUFFICIENT FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE RANGE OF MOTION OF THE HANDLEBARS.WIRING HARNESSES FOUND DAMAGED, WILL BE REPLACED.NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

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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.