BMW F800 S, F800 ST, K1200 GT and others: Steering

Date

July 25, 2008

Filed by

BMW Of North America, LLC

Vehicles

BMW F800 S (2007); BMW F800 ST (2007); BMW K1200 GT (2007); BMW K1200 R (2007); BMW K1200 R Sport (2007); BMW K1200 S (2007); BMW R1200 R (2007)

Component

Steering

Description of the defect

BMW is recalling 428 my 2007 F800 s, F800 ST, R1200 r, K1200 s, K1200 r, K1200 r Sport, And K1200 GT Motorcycles. It is possible for The Coating to separate from The inside face of The Steering damper housing. If this happened, The Coating could partially clog The Oil bores within The damper.

Potentially affected

428

What can happen

If this occurred, The Steering damper could become stiff increasing The risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace The Steering damper Free of Charge. The recall began during September 2008. Owners May contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117.

Recall notes

Customers May also contact The National Highway traffic Safety administration's Vehicle Safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to HTTP://WWW.safercar.gov.

Owner notification date

Sept. 1, 2008

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

08V342000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.