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Bmw

Official notice

16 Mar 2011

Last checked

16 Mar 2011

Critical riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Bmw. On certain motorcycles, due to environmental conditions, the bearings of the link lever attached to the rear strut could be subject to corrosion. This could lead to reduced movement of the link lever. Over time, if the corrosion became significant, restriction of movement of the link lever could occur. This could affect handling of the motorcycle. In an extreme case, this could result in the connecting rod breaking by a bending force, causing the rear wheel to decelerate by contact with the inner fender. This could lead to a crash depending on traffic, road conditions and rider's reactions. Correction: Dealers will replace the rear suspension relay lever. Published 2011-03-16.

What to do now

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Recall number

71588

Official notice

2011-03-16

The hazard

On certain motorcycles, due to environmental conditions, the bearings of the link lever attached to the rear strut could be subject to corrosion. This could lead to reduced movement of the link lever. Over time, if the corrosion became significant, restriction of movement of the link lever could occur. This could affect handling of the motorcycle. In an extreme case, this could result in the connecting rod breaking by a bending force, causing the rear wheel to decelerate by contact with the inner fender. This could lead to a crash depending on traffic, road conditions and rider's reactions. Correction: Dealers will replace the rear suspension relay lever.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

71588

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2005, Make: BMW, Model: K1200GT

Product 2

Year: 2005, Make: BMW, Model: K1200R

Product 3

Year: 2005, Make: BMW, Model: K1200S

Product 4

Year: 2006, Make: BMW, Model: K1200GT

Product 5

Year: 2006, Make: BMW, Model: K1200R

Product 6

Year: 2006, Make: BMW, Model: K1200S

Product 7

Year: 2007, Make: BMW, Model: K1200GT

Product 8

Year: 2007, Make: BMW, Model: K1200R

Product 9

Year: 2007, Make: BMW, Model: K1200S

Product 10

Year: 2008, Make: BMW, Model: K1200GT

Product 11

Year: 2008, Make: BMW, Model: K1200R

Product 12

Year: 2008, Make: BMW, Model: K1200S

Product 13

Year: 2009, Make: BMW, Model: K1300GT

Product 14

Year: 2009, Make: BMW, Model: K1300R

Product 15

Year: 2009, Make: BMW, Model: K1300S

Product 16

Year: 2010, Make: BMW, Model: K1300GT

Product 17

Year: 2010, Make: BMW, Model: K1300R

Product 18

Year: 2010, Make: BMW, Model: K1300S

Risk / hazard

On certain motorcycles, due to environmental conditions, the bearings of the link lever attached to the rear strut could be subject to corrosion. This could lead to reduced movement of the link lever. Over time, if the corrosion became significant, restriction of movement of the link lever could occur. This could affect handling of the motorcycle. In an extreme case, this could result in the connecting rod breaking by a bending force, causing the rear wheel to decelerate by contact with the inner fender. This could lead to a crash depending on traffic, road conditions and rider's reactions. Correction: Dealers will replace the rear suspension relay lever.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: BMW.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

71588

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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