The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE OWNER'S MANUAL WARNS THE RIDER NOT TO LEAVE THE ENGINE RUNNING UNNECESSARILY WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS STATIONARY AND TO RIDE OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING.
The risk
IF THIS WARNING IS IGNORED AND THE ENGINE IS LEFT RUNNING AT AN INCREASED SPEED ABOVE IDLE WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS AT A STANDSTILL WITH THE AIR STREAM REQUIRED FOR COOLING MISSING, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TEMPERATURE WILL RISE CONSIDERABLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE SENT A WARNING LABEL FOR THEIR MOTORCYCLE AND AN OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW R1100RSL | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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 R1100RSL | 1994 | 2 | 1 |
| BMW R1100RSL | 1995 | 4 | 1 |
| BMW R1100RSL | 1996 | 7 | 1 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1997
4 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the engine and engine cooling; BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed 145 campaigns in all.
| 97V226000 9 Dec 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 97V209000 13 Nov 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V019000 25 Feb 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997