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BMW recalls at least 187 R1200GS motorcycles in Canada for fixing a small oil leak which can turn into quite a problem. In certain 2012-2013 bikes, the gearbox seal might become dislodged, allowing oil to leak into the rear-suspension swingarm.
If the swing arm sealing is not perfect, oil may lean onto the rear wheel, and you don’t actually have to be a rider to understand that this is extremely dangerous for everyone operating a bike with such a defect. The German manufacturer says that the sealing ring could be displaced by the changes in the internal gearbox pressure, but no other explanations have been offered, such as whether this is a constructive fault or a spontaneous problem.
The Canadian BMW dealers will install a ring retainer bracket, a solution which almost sounds funny (to avoid using the term “makeshift”). While no incidents have been reported at the time of writing, we’re surely going to see a massive BMW R1200GS recall in the US, where these bikes are selling like hot cakes. The Canadian recall has number 2014144.
Speaking of bike defects discovered in Canada and triggering cross-border recalls, we told you about a couple of days ago, bringing in 884 Harley-Davidson Breakout and CVO Breakout machines for a software upgrade. Like we expected, the same problem was discovered in the bikes sold in the US, so the MoCo and the NHTSA issued the recall campaign 14V185000.
This time, 9,102 Harleys have been recalled and 2013-2014 FXSB Breakout and FXSBSE CVO Breakout manufactured March 20, 2012, through March 10, 2014 are expected in the dealerships. The inaccurate fuel level readings reported by the Canadian dealers are apparently triggered by “suspension variances which may affect the gas tank mounting angle.” According to the NHTSA, “the gauge inaccuracy may cause the motorcycle to run out of fuel unexpectedly, possibly even before the Low Fuel Warning lamp illuminates.”
Just like it happened in Canada, the affected bikes are expected in the dealerships for a software recalibration of the fuel sensor signal, which should rid the Breakout customers of the highly unpleasant perspective of becoming stranded in the middle of nowhere, with 50 (80 km) miles to the nearest gas station.
The Canadian BMW dealers will install a ring retainer bracket, a solution which almost sounds funny (to avoid using the term “makeshift”). While no incidents have been reported at the time of writing, we’re surely going to see a massive BMW R1200GS recall in the US, where these bikes are selling like hot cakes. The Canadian recall has number 2014144.
Speaking of bike defects discovered in Canada and triggering cross-border recalls, we told you about a couple of days ago, bringing in 884 Harley-Davidson Breakout and CVO Breakout machines for a software upgrade. Like we expected, the same problem was discovered in the bikes sold in the US, so the MoCo and the NHTSA issued the recall campaign 14V185000.
This time, 9,102 Harleys have been recalled and 2013-2014 FXSB Breakout and FXSBSE CVO Breakout manufactured March 20, 2012, through March 10, 2014 are expected in the dealerships. The inaccurate fuel level readings reported by the Canadian dealers are apparently triggered by “suspension variances which may affect the gas tank mounting angle.” According to the NHTSA, “the gauge inaccuracy may cause the motorcycle to run out of fuel unexpectedly, possibly even before the Low Fuel Warning lamp illuminates.”
Just like it happened in Canada, the affected bikes are expected in the dealerships for a software recalibration of the fuel sensor signal, which should rid the Breakout customers of the highly unpleasant perspective of becoming stranded in the middle of nowhere, with 50 (80 km) miles to the nearest gas station.
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