| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
87V193000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
BMW |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
K75 |
| Model Year: |
1986 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Manufacturered: |
19851001 - 19870301 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
4687 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19880210 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19880210 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Report Received Date: |
19871218 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19880107 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
LOWER PART OF SPRING/DAMPER UNIT EYELET, WHICH ATTACHES TO THE REAR DRIVE UNIT, COULD CRACK. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IN EXTREME CASES, SPRING DAMPER COULD DETACH FROM REARDRIVE ALLOWING REAR OF MOTORCYCLE TO DROP ONTO REAR TIRE, CAUSING DRAG ON TIREAND UNSTABLE HANDLING. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE EYELET WITH A STRENGTHENED ONE. |