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BMW recall 10V273: BMW G 650 X Us Challenge, BMW G 650 X Us Country, BMW G 650 X Us Moto (2007 to 2008)

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Bmw G 650 X Us Challenge, Bmw G 650 X Us Country, Bmw G 650 X Us Moto, model years 2007 to 2008. Filed by Bmw Of North America, Llc and reported to NHTSA on 16 June 2010. 1,807 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says Bmw is recalling certain model year 2007 and 2008 g 650 x country, g 650 x challenge, and g650 x moto motorcycles manufactured from november 29, 2006 through may 19, 2008. over time, the roll gear pin's mounting attachment could break.

Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.

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Which vehicles does recall 10V273 cover?
BMW G 650 X Us Challenge, BMW G 650 X Us Country, BMW G 650 X Us Moto, model years 2007-2008.
What is wrong with them?
BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008 G 650 X COUNTRY, G 650 X CHALLENGE, AND G650 X MOTO MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 29, 2006 THROUGH MAY 19, 2008. OVER TIME, THE ROLL GEAR PIN'S MOUNTING ATTACHMENT COULD BREAK.
What can happen if it is not put right?
IF THIS OCCURS, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR FRAGMENTS OF THE ATTACHMENT TO BECOME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE DRIVE CHAIN AND THE REAR SPROCKET. THE REAR WHEEL COULD LOCK UP, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
Is there a fix yet?
Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ROLL GEAR PIN'S MOUNTING ATTACHMENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.
What should I do now?
Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.

Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.

What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “IF THIS OCCURS, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR FRAGMENTS OF THE ATTACHMENT TO BECOME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE DRIVE CHAIN AND THE REAR SPROCKET. THE REAR WHEEL COULD LOCK UP, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.”

1,807vehicles potentially
affected
3models named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 16 June 2010owners told 30 August 2010today
The defect reached the regulator on 16 June 2010. Owners were written to 75 days later, on 30 August 2010. The median across the 14,869 American recalls that carry both dates is 41 days, and nine in ten owners are written to within 107. This campaign took longer than most.
Campaign10V273
Filed byBMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
System at faultPower Train
Reported to NHTSA16 June 2010
Model years2007-2008
Vehicles namedBMW G 650 X US CHALLENGE, BMW G 650 X US COUNTRY, BMW G 650 X US MOTO

What the notice says today

The consequence

IF THIS OCCURS, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR FRAGMENTS OF THE ATTACHMENT TO BECOME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE DRIVE CHAIN AND THE REAR SPROCKET. THE REAR WHEEL COULD LOCK UP, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ROLL GEAR PIN'S MOUNTING ATTACHMENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.

What it said before

This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.

This is one of 816 notices in the record whose component field names power train. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 42 days.

Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.

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