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Motorcycles – BMW “K40, K43, K43HV”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 14 Nov 2012In the weekly report of 23 Nov 2012 (week 47, 2012)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Motorcycles
Brand
BMW (260 alerts)
Brand as notified
Bmw
Name
K40, K43, K43HV
Type / model
K12S, K12R.EC type approvals: e1*2002/24*0217, e1*2002/24*0234
Batch numbers
Vehicles produced between 21.02.2006 and 27.08.2008 are affected. (official alert record)
Description
Motorcycle
Production dates
Vehicles produced between 21.02.2006 and 27.08.2008 are affected.
Risk
null On long journeys at constant, very high speeds, air may enter the front wheel brake. This may result in a pronounced loss of front wheel brake efficiency which may lead to a road accident.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1723/12
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2012-047 (XML)
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