Bmw K1200S, K1200R, R1200R, F800St, F800S, K1200Gt. Published by Transport Canada as 2008267 on 29 July 2008. System: Steering.
What the notice says On certain motorcycles, it is possible for the coating to separate from the inside face of the steering damper housing. If this happens, the coating could partially clog the oil bores within the damper. Should this occur, the steering damper could become stiff, making it difficult to steer, and therefore could result …
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BMW K1200S in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. BMW K1200S is named on 3 British notices and 6 Japanese. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The British register
- DVSA recall RM/2008/049: BMW Motorrad R1200R, K1200S and K1200GT (Brake discs may become insecure)
- DVSA recall RM/2008/032: BMW Motorrad K1200S, F800ST, R1200R and 3 more (Steering damper may become defective)
- DVSA recall RM/2012/024: BMW Motorrad K1200S, K1200R and K1200 Sport (Front brake efficiency may be reduced)
The Japanese register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2008267
- Recall date
- 29 July 2008
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- K1200s, K1200r, R1200r, F800st, F800s, K1200gt
- Model years
- 2007
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 104
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain motorcycles, it is possible for the coating to separate from the inside face of the steering damper housing. If this happens, the coating could partially clog the oil bores within the damper. Should this occur, the steering damper could become stiff, making it difficult to steer, and therefore could result in a vehicle crash causing personal injuries or death. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the steering damper.
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 2008267.
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.
- 2008307 · 26 August 2008 · Z4, 5 Series, X3 · Seats And Restraints
- 2008330 · 9 September 2008 · 3 Series · Tires
- 2008153 · 6 May 2008 · R1200r, R1200st, R1200gs Adventure · Brakes
- 2008395 · 30 October 2008 · HP2 Enduro · Suspension
- 2008399 · 5 November 2008 · 3 Series · Powertrain
- 2008418 · 19 November 2008 · R1200gs Adventure, R1200gs, HP2 Enduro · Lights And Instruments
- 2008084 · 7 March 2008 · F800st, F800s · Fuel System
- 2009006 · 12 January 2009 · F650gs · Brakes
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.
- 2008312 · 28 August 2008 · W42 Commercial Chassis, W18 RV Chassis · Steering
- 2008223 · 26 June 2008 · Phaeton · Steering
- 2008207 · 11 June 2008 · Route Star · Steering
- 2008339 · 16 September 2008 · Vue · Steering
- 2008138 · 28 April 2008 · Cross Country, Elite, Cross Country Se · Steering
- 2008139 · 28 April 2008 · Invitation · Steering
Reading this against the source
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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 458 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2008.
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