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Bmwna recall 13E030: BMW Accessory Luggage Rack

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Bmw Accessory Luggage Rack, model year 9999. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 24 May 2013. 195 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMWNA) is recalling dealer installed accessory luggage racks (part number 8 527 038) that can be equipped to 2013 BMW C650 GT Maxi-Scooters. During riding, the attachment bolts of the luggage rack could loosen.

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What owners ask about this recall

Which vehicles does recall 13E030 cover?
BMW Accessory Luggage Rack.
What is wrong with them?
BMW of North America, LLC (BMWNA) is recalling dealer installed accessory luggage racks (part number 8 527 038) that can be equipped to 2013 BMW C650 GT Maxi-Scooters. During riding, the attachment bolts of the luggage rack could loosen.
What can happen if it is not put right?
If the attachment bolts loosen, the luggage rack could separate from the scooter and become a road hazard for drivers of other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
Is there a fix yet?
Yes, and it is free. BMWNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the luggage rack free of charge. The recall began July 19, 2013. Owners may call BMW at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.
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 the attachment bolts loosen, the luggage rack could separate from the scooter and become a road hazard for drivers of other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.”

195vehicles potentially
affected
1model named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 24 May 2013owners told 19 July 2013today
The defect reached the regulator on 24 May 2013. Owners were written to 56 days later, on 19 July 2013. 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.
Campaign13E030
Filed byBMW of North America, LLC
System at faultEquipment
Reported to NHTSA24 May 2013
Model years9999-9999
Vehicles namedBMW ACCESSORY LUGGAGE RACK

What the notice says today

The consequence

If the attachment bolts loosen, the luggage rack could separate from the scooter and become a road hazard for drivers of other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

BMWNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the luggage rack free of charge. The recall began July 19, 2013. Owners may call BMW at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.

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 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.

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

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