NHTSA recall 87V193000
Suspension › Rear
BMW K100 and 2 more
Reported Dec 18, 19874,687 vehicles affectedBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKEBuilt Oct 1, 1985 – Mar 1, 1987
The defect
Lower part of spring/damper unit eyelet, which attaches to the rear drive unit, could crack.
The risk
In extreme cases, spring damper could detach from reardrive allowing rear of motorcycle to drop onto rear tire, causing drag on tireand unstable handling.
The remedy
Replace eyelet with a strengthened one.