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NHTSA recall 98V258000

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly

BMW K1200RS

Reported Oct 14, 19981,000 vehicles affectedBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKEBuilt Jan 1, 1997 – Oct 31, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: motorcycles. during extended operation in high ambient temperature conditions, the area of the pump mounting surface of the fuel tank can deform, forming a gap between the tank mounting surface and the gasket, allowing fuel to escape from the tank at that area.

The risk

If an ignition source was present, a fire could occur resulting in personal injury.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the fuel pump-to-tank gasket.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

BMW K1200RS
1998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin by the end of december 1998.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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).