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Motorcycle – BMW

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 30 Dec 2010In the weekly report of 31 Dec 2010 (week 52, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Motorcycle
Brand
BMW (260 alerts)
Type / model
Type K12S (K1200S, K1200GT, K1300S, K1300R, K1300GT), EC type-approval e1*2002/24*0217.Type K12R (K1200R), EC type-approval e1*2002/24*0234
Description
Vehicles produced between October 2003 and October 2010 are affected.
Risk
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
  • Voluntary corrective action taken by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1950/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-52 (XML)
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