The defect
FRONT BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINE MAY CONTACT AND RUB AGAINST FUEL TANK OR SPEEDOMETER CABLE RESULTING IN SCUFFING AND SUBSEQUENT WEARING ON BRAKE LINES OUTER SURFACE WHICH COULD CAUSE A HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK DUE TO THE DAMAGED LINES IMPAIRS BRAKE PERFORMANCE.
The remedy
A SPIRAL HOSE TO PROTECT THE BRAKE LINE FROM CONTACT WILL BE INSTALLED, AS WELL AS A HOSE CLAMP AND SUPPORT, SO BRAKE LINE WILL NOT CHANGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW R100RS | 1988 |
| BMW R100RT | 1988 |
| BMW R80RT | 1987 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 R100RS | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW R100RT | 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| BMW R80RT | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1991
32 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed 145 campaigns in all.
| 91V220000 24 Dec 1991 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 91V207000 25 Nov 1991 | PAS, INC. |
| 91V200000 12 Nov 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V191000 1 Nov 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V187000 27 Oct 1991 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 91V170000 4 Oct 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V003000 2 Oct 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V158000 13 Sept 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991