Bmw R 18. Published by Transport Canada as 2023701 on 22 December 2023. System: Lights And Instruments.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain motorcycles, the mounting point for the low beam reflector(s) inside the headlamp housing could become damaged and break. If this happens, the reflector(s) could fall out of position and cause the low beam not to be aimed properly.
Safety Risk:
A headlamp that is out of position cause …
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BMW R 18 in the other registers
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The American register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2023701
- Recall date
- 22 December 2023
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- R 18
- Model years
- 2022 to 2024
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Lights And Instruments
- Raised as
- Compliance MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 354
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain motorcycles, the mounting point for the low beam reflector(s) inside the headlamp housing could become damaged and break. If this happens, the reflector(s) could fall out of position and cause the low beam not to be aimed properly.Safety Risk:
A headlamp that is out of position cause reduced visibility and/or glare for oncoming drivers and increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
BMW Motorrad will notify owners by mail. The corrective actions for this recall are under development.
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 2023701.
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.
- 2023646 · 6 December 2023 · X5, X4, 2 Series · Powertrain
- 2023634 · 24 November 2023 · X3, X5 · Airbag
- 2023614 · 16 November 2023 · X3, X4 · Steering
- 2023568 · 20 October 2023 · 3 Series, 5 Series, Z4 · Engine
- 2023561 · 18 October 2023 · 7 SERIES, i7, i5 · Electrical
- 2023519 · 21 September 2023 · 7 SERIES, i7 · Visual System
- 2023500 · 7 September 2023 · X6, X7, X5 · Seats And Restraints
- 2023463 · 16 August 2023 · 3 Series · Lights And Instruments
The same system: Lights And Instruments
900 notices in this register name Lights And Instruments. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2023687 · 21 December 2023 · Range Rover Sport · Lights And Instruments
- 2023671 · 15 December 2023 · Maverick · Lights And Instruments
- 2023644 · 6 December 2023 · QX60 · Lights And Instruments
- 2023638 · 29 November 2023 · F-150 · Lights And Instruments
- 2023636 · 28 November 2023 · 2500, 1500, 4500 · Lights And Instruments
- 2023615 · 16 November 2023 · Vision XL, Precept Motorhome, Vision · Lights And Instruments
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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 593 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2023.
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