Recall · 20V166000
BMW of North America recalled 9 models over service brakes, hydraulic
365
Vehicles covered
9
Models
17
Model years
March 19, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018-2020 RnineT Scrambler and RnineT, 2020 R1250R and R1250RS, 2019-2020 Rnine T Pure, R1250GS,R1250GS Adventure and R1250RT and 2018 RnineT Racer motorcycles. The brake fluid reservoir cap may not clearly state the required type of brake fluid and the process for filling the reservoir, possibly leading to an improper maintenance procedure. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 122, "Motorcycle Brake Systems."
- What it can cause
- Improper brake system maintenance could affect braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake fluid reservoir cap, free of charge. The recall began December 23, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| BMWR 1250 GS | 2019 to 2020 | 20192020 |
| BMWR 1250 GS Adventure | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWR 1250 R | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWR 1250 RS | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWR 1250 RT | 2019 to 2020 | 2019 |
| BMWR Nine T | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWR Nine T Pure | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWR Nine T Racer | 2018 | Not published here |
| BMWR Nine T Scrambler | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 365 vehicles this is a small campaign: 53% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2018 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, hydraulic 37 times before this, most recently in August 2019 as 19V593000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 4 of the 17 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA, 1 of them before this campaign was filed. 3 of those name the service brakes, hydraulic, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 4 other recalls published here: 23V011000 (power train), 20V476000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 20V165000 (power train), 20V146000 (exterior lighting).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by BMW of North America, LLC with NHTSA on March 19, 2020 as campaign 20V166000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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