Recall 01V272000: 1999 BMW R1100 S

Report received

Aug 24, 2001

Manufacturer

Bayerische motoren werke

Potentially affected

1,090vehicles

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. The flexible fuel hose leading from the fuel distributor can chafe against the rigid lines of the fuel feed and the return lines. Continued chafing of the flexible fuel hose can lead to fuel leakage.

Possible consequence

Fuel leakage, in the presence on an ignition source, could result in a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the right side flexible hose with one with a braided cover to prevent chafing. Owner notification began october 16, 2001. 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, option #5.

Affected model years

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

• 1999 BMW R1100 S4 complaints