2000–2001 BMW R1100 S recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: motorcycles equipped with high-mounted handlebars. The high-mounted handlebars are position on top of the upper fork clamp and are clamped to the top of each upper fork tube. It is possible for a handlebar to rotate forward.
💥 The risk
If this were to occur while riding, the rider's balance could be upset and a crash and personal injury could result.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will degrease the clamping connection parts, rework the positioning tab (if necessary) to fit properly in the corresponding gap in the upper fork clamp, and reset the torque of the clamping connections.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V318000
- Manufacturer
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Vehicles affected
- 718
- Component
- STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-831-1117
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 28, 2000
- Built
- Jan 1, 1998 – Jul 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began november 28, 2000.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. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).