{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1989026 (BMW), 1985 to 1989: Brakes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989026/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1989026, BMW R100RS, R65LS, R100GS, R80G/S, R80RT, R65, R100RT, R80, 1989-03-02. On certain motorcycles, the contacting surfaces.",
  "excerpt": "Bmw R100Rs, R65Ls, R100Gs, R80G/S, R80Rt, R65. Published by Transport Canada as 1989026 on 2 March 1989. System: Brakes. What the notice says On certain motorcycles, the contacting surfaces which activate the front and rear brake light switches may become misaligned. Misalignment of either of these surfaces could cause that brake light switch to fail prematurely. If this should occur, the brake light would not function for that particular brake. This … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. On certain motorcycles, the contacting surfaces which activate the front and rear brake light switches may become misaligned. Misalignment of either of these surfaces could cause that brake light switch to fail prematurely. If this should occur, the brake light would not function for that particular brake. This could, depending on operating conditions, result in a crash with another vehicle or vehicles. Correction: Front and brake lever will be modified, a cap will be placed on the rear brake stop bolt and the front and rear brake light switches will be replaced with a newer switch if the vehicle is not already so equipped. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts publishe",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:51:05+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:51:05+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1989026 (BMW), 1985 to 1989: Brakes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989026/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}