What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2001255
- Recall date
- 22 October 2001
- Make
- Bmw
- Models
- R1200c
- Model years
- 1998 to 1999
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Other
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 250
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain motorcycles equipment with chrome-plated frames. Copper residue can remain in the tapped hole where the upper fork bridge attaches to the frames. Moisture can cause corrosion to occur between the copper residue and the aluminum frame. The stress of the connecting bolt attaching the upper fork to the frame could them decrease, leading to loosening, and ultimately, breakage of the bolt. If this happening, the dynamic stability of the motorcycle would be affected and a loss of control could occur. Correction: dealers will ream the hole in the frame head and install a helicoil thread insert and a new bolt.
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 2001255.