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Motorcycle

BMW

Country of origin
Germany
Notifying country
Germany
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
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What is the danger

The product poses a risk because the reverse lever bearing on the rear shock strut of the vehicles may become stiff because of corrosion, subsequently causing the reverse lever to crack. If this happens, the vehicle will sink until the rear wheel comes into contact with the mudguard, which could lead to a road accident.

Measures taken

  1. Voluntary corrective action taken by the manufacturer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description
Vehicles produced between October 2003 and October 2010 are affected.
Brand
BMW
Model / type
Type K12S (K1200S, K1200GT, K1300S, K1300R, K1300GT), EC type-approval e1*2002/24*0217. Type K12R (K1200R), EC type-approval e1*2002/24*0234

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
1950/10 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2010-52
Published
30 December 2010
Corrigendum
Corrigendum Notification 1961/10 has been removed from the RAPEX website pending the clarification of the risk.

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