Bmw R80G/S, K75, K100. Published by Transport Canada as 1988001 on 5 January 1988. System: Suspension.
What the notice says On certain motorcycles, the lower part (eyelet) of the spring/damper unit which attaches to the rear drive unit, could crack. In extreme circumstances, the spring/damper could detach from the rear drive allowing the rear of the motorcycle to drop onto the rear tire, causing a drag on the tire and possible unstable …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1988001
- Recall date
- 5 January 1988
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- R80g/S, K75, K100
- Model years
- 1986 to 1987
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 859
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain motorcycles, the lower part (eyelet) of the spring/damper unit which attaches to the rear drive unit, could crack. In extreme circumstances, the spring/damper could detach from the rear drive allowing the rear of the motorcycle to drop onto the rear tire, causing a drag on the tire and possible unstable vehicle handling. Correction: Spring/damper lower eyelet will be replace with a streghtened eyelet.
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 published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1988001.
BMW elsewhere in this register
BMW is named on 449 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1988049 · 6 April 1988 · 3 Series · Engine
- 1988124 · 25 August 1988 · 7 Series · Seats And Restraints
- 1989026 · 2 March 1989 · R100rs, R65ls, R100gs · Brakes
- 1989046 · 6 April 1989 · 7 Series · Engine
- 1989062 · 2 May 1989 · 7 Series · Emissions
- 1989063 · 2 May 1989 · 7 Series · Emissions
- 1986134 · 27 November 1986 · 6 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series · Electrical
- 1986117 · 22 October 1986 · 3 Series · Steering
The same system: Suspension
746 notices in this register name Suspension. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1988017 · 9 February 1988 · Corvette · Suspension
- 1988018 · 15 February 1988 · XJ6, Sovereign · Suspension
- 1988020 · 16 February 1988 · Blaster (yfs200) · Suspension
- 1988022 · 18 February 1988 · Grand Prix · Suspension
- 1988032 · 9 March 1988 · 359, 362 · Suspension
- 1988033 · 10 March 1988 · Continental · Suspension
Reading this against the source
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a BMW: 449 in the register, and 174 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1988.
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