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BMW - Front brake efficiency may be reduced

Official notice

20 Dec 2012

CriticalDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns BMW - Front brake efficiency may be reduced. Front brake efficiency may be reduced Published 2012-12-20.

What to do now

Recall the machines likely to be affected to fit a mesh insert into the front brake master cylinder reservoir. In addition an explanatory page will be added to the vehicle owner's manual.

Units affected

768

Recall number

RM-2012-024

Official notice

2012-12-20

The hazard

Front brake efficiency may be reduced

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

K1200 SPORT

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Affected products

Product 1

BMW MOTORRAD UK K1200 SPORT

Units affected

768

Risk / hazard

Front brake efficiency may be reduced

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Bmw motorrad uk

Phone

Not provided

Brand: BMW. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall RM-2012-024

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

RM-2012-024

Campaign number

0000347700

Units affected

768

Classification

DVSA recall RM-2012-024

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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