Motorcycles - BMW F 650 GS, BMW F 800 GS

Injuries Motor vehicles Serious risk
Alert Number0120/09
BrandBMW
CategoryMotor vehicles
Risk TypeInjuries
Notifying CountryGermany
Country of OriginGermany
Model Number, type E8GS
Published30 January 2009

Risk Description

The product poses a risk of injuries because the procedure used in the past for torquing the threaded fasteners securing the sprocket to the sprocket carrier (tightening torque 25 Nm) resulted in excessive fluctuations in preload force, on account of the fact that the nuts used are of the self-locking type with clamping element. This, in turn, meant that individual threaded fasteners worked loose.

Measures Taken

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Product Description

The affected vehicles were manufactured between May 2007 and 17 August 2008 and have the type-approval number e1*2002/24*0352.

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