Recall 00V144000: 1999 BMW R1100 S

Report received

May 18, 2000

Manufacturer

Bayerische motoren werke

Potentially affected

474vehicles

Model years

1999

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

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.

Possible consequence

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

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.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1999 BMW R1100 S4 complaints