Bmw S1000Xr, R1250 Gs, S1000Rr, R1250 Rt. Published by Transport Canada as 2020377 on 14 August 2020. System: Brakes.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain motorcycles, the front brake calipers may leak a small amount of brake fluid when parked. Over a long time, this could empty the fluid reservoir. If this happens, the motorcycle will have reduced brake performance.
Note: This problem may result in brake fluid on the front tire or wheel, and on …
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BMW S1000XR in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. BMW S1000XR is named on 1 American notices, 4 British, 1 European and 1 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
The British register
- DVSA recall RM/2022/029: BMW Motorrad S1000RR, S1000R, S1000XR and 1 more (The clutch cover screws may loosen)
- DVSA recall RM/2023/013: BMW Motorrad S1000XR and S1000R (After a software update the individual settings in the DYNAMIC PRO...)
- DVSA recall RM/2023/009: BMW Motorrad S1000XR and S1000R (After a software update the individual settings in the DYNAMIC PRO...)
The European register
The Israeli 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
- 2020377
- Recall date
- 14 August 2020
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- S1000xr, R1250 GS, S1000rr, R1250 RT
- Model years
- 2019 to 2020
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Compliance MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 1,205
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain motorcycles, the front brake calipers may leak a small amount of brake fluid when parked. Over a long time, this could empty the fluid reservoir. If this happens, the motorcycle will have reduced brake performance.
Note: This problem may result in brake fluid on the front tire or wheel, and on the ground after the motorcycle has been parked for an extended period. The owner's manual has information for how to check the brake fluid level before riding.Safety Risk:
Reduced front brake performance can cause extended stopping distances and increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
BMW will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your motorcycle to a dealer to inspect the front brakes. The calipers will be replaced, if necessary.
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 2020377.
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.
- 2020387 · 21 August 2020 · R1250 GS, R1250 RT, R1250 RS · Label
- 2020395 · 27 August 2020 · Z4 · Lights And Instruments
- 2020409 · 1 September 2020 · X7, X6, X5 · Lights And Instruments
- 2020437 · 16 September 2020 · R1200gs, R1200rt, K1200s · Fuel System
- 2020464 · 30 September 2020 · 5 Series, Cooper Countryman, X3 · High Voltage
- 2020267 · 16 June 2020 · 3 Series, Z4 · Steering
- 2020570 · 24 November 2020 · S1000rr, R1250 RT, R1250 GS · Brakes
- 2020187 · 29 April 2020 · 5 Series, 7 Series · Airbag
The same system: Brakes
791 notices in this register name Brakes. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2020404 · 31 August 2020 · Stinger · Brakes
- 2020405 · 31 August 2020 · Sorento · Brakes
- 2020410 · 1 September 2020 · Santa Fe Sport · Brakes
- 2020417 · 3 September 2020 · VNL, VNR, VHD · Brakes
- 2020420 · 3 September 2020 · MP3 500 · Brakes
- 2020431 · 13 September 2020 · Tucson · Brakes
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 536 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2020.
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