The defect
WHEEL MAY DEVELOP CRACKS AND FRACTURES FROM OPERATING ON ROUGH ROADS. (SPOKES WILL PRIMARILY BE AFFECTED).
The remedy
UPON INSPECTION, A REDESIGNED WHEEL WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG WITH A NEW INNER TUBE AND THE NEEDED BALANCE WEIGHTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW R100 | 1981, 1982 |
Components: WHEELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW R100 | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW R100 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 1984
8 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the wheels; BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed 145 campaigns in all.
| 84V156000 5 Dec 1984 | DOLPHIN RV PRODUCTS INC. |
| 84V136000 26 Oct 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V125000 11 Oct 1984 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 84V079000 3 Jul 1984 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V037000 26 Mar 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V023000 6 Mar 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 84V014000 7 Jan 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984