The defect
THE BONDING TECHNIQUE USED BETWEEN THE PAD AND THE BACKING PLATE CAN RESULT IN A POROUS JOINT LAYER WHICH WATER AND SALT CAN PENETRATE, RESULTING IN CORROSION OF THE BACKING PLATE.
The risk
THE FRONT BRAKE PADS CAN SEPARATE PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELYFROM THE CORRODED BACKING PLATE, RESULTING IN DECREASED STOPPING ABILITY AND APOSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WITH NEW PADS UTILIZING A DIFFERENT BONDING METHOD WHICH ENSURES A NON-POROUS JOINT LAYER TO PREVENT WATER AND SALT PENETRATION OF THE BACKING PLATE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW K1 | 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| BMW K100 | 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| BMW K1199 | 1992 |
| BMW R100 | 1992 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
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 K1 | 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| BMW K1 | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW K1 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW K100 | 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| BMW K100 | 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| BMW K100 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW K1199 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW R100 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1992
22 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed 145 campaigns in all.
| 92V181000 14 Dec 1992 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 92V167000 12 Nov 1992 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 92V152000 20 Oct 1992 | NATIONAL COACH ENGINEERIN |
| 92V148000 14 Oct 1992 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 92V141000 1 Oct 1992 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 92V132002 21 Sept 1992 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 92V132001 21 Sept 1992 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 92V127000 3 Sept 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992