Bmw R1100S. Published by Transport Canada as 2000294 on 15 December 2000. System: Steering.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the left and right high-mounted handlebars are positioned on top of the upper fork clamp and are clamped to the top of each upper fork tube. Unfavorable tolerances may exist between a positioning tab on the handlebar mounting bracket and the gap in the upper fork clamp into which the tab fits. As …
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BMW R1100S in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. BMW R1100S is named on 5 Japanese notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The Japanese register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2000294
- Recall date
- 15 December 2000
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- R1100s
- Model years
- 1999 to 2000
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 144
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the left and right high-mounted handlebars are positioned on top of the upper fork clamp and are clamped to the top of each upper fork tube. Unfavorable tolerances may exist between a positioning tab on the handlebar mounting bracket and the gap in the upper fork clamp into which the tab fits. As a result, the specified torque value of the upper fork clamp screw and, therefore, maximum clamping force on the upper fork tube may not have been achieved. This could cause the handlebars to rotate forward under certain driving conditions, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. Correction: Clamping connection parts will be degreased, positioning tab will be reworked if necessary to fit properly in the gap in the upper fork clamp and the clamping connection torque will be reset.
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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.
- 2000277 · 28 November 2000 · X5 · Steering
- 2000278 · 28 November 2000 · 3 Series · Suspension
- 2000279 · 28 November 2000 · X5 · Seats And Restraints
- 2000218 · 5 October 2000 · K1200rs · Engine
- 2000219 · 5 October 2000 · K1200rs · Engine
- 2000157 · 24 July 2000 · R1100s · Brakes
- 2000064 · 9 March 2000 · X5 · Steering
- 2000065 · 9 March 2000 · 5 Series, 3 Series, 7 Series · Electrical
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2000310 · 29 December 2000 · Super Duty, F-750, F-650 · Steering
- 2000235 · 23 October 2000 · Quest · Steering
- 2000226 · 16 October 2000 · Escape · Steering
- 2000230 · 16 October 2000 · 4800 · Steering
- 2000220 · 5 October 2000 · Prius · Steering
- 2000214 · 3 October 2000 · Golf · Steering
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