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Motorcycle - R12 – BMW

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 8 Jul 2010In the weekly report of 9 Jul 2010 (week 27, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Motorcycle - R12
Brand
BMW (260 alerts)
Type / model
R1200GS Adventure, EC type approval e1*2002/24*0199. The vehicles in question were manufactured in the period between January 2006 and October 2007.
Description
Motorcycle
Risk
The bolts on the front tank supports can loosen, causing the nuts to become detached and the bolts to slip inwards. As a result, a bolt could potentially touch the fork strut. This could limit the steering angle and, at low speed (e.g. manoeuvring), cause an accident.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1048/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-27 (XML)
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