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NHTSA recall 00V144000

Service brakes, hydraulic › Pedals and linkages

BMW R1100 S

Reported May 18, 2000474 vehicles affectedBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKEBuilt Apr 1, 1998 – Jun 30, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: motorcycles. due to use of an incorrect thread-locking material in production, it IS possible for the rear brake linkage ball end, which IS screwed into the rear brake lever, to loosen and eventually detach from the lever.

The risk

If this happens, the rear brake could no longer be applied, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will remove the brake linkage ball end from the brake lever and reinstall it with a different thread-locking compound, to prevent the ball end from loosening.

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Vehicles in this recall

BMW R1100 S
1999

Notes

Owner notification began september 11, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117, option #5.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).