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Fire risk Published 16 Apr 2004 Ref JP-1211022

BMW: Fuel Hose/Pipe

Translated from Japanese · machine translation

Safety-critical recall — fire risk. If your vehicle is affected, contact your dealer before driving.
Country
Japan
Published
16 Apr 2004
Units affected
6538
Reference
JP-1211022

Affected vehicles

BMW BMW K 1200 GT 2000–2004 BMW BMW K 1200 LT 2000–2004 BMW BMW K 1200 RS 2000–2004 BMW BMW R 1150 GS 2000–2004 BMW BMW R 1150 GS Adventure 2000–2004 BMW BMW R 1150 R 2000–2004 BMW BMW R 1150 R Rockster 2000–2004 BMW BMW R 1150 RS 2000–2004 BMW BMW R 1150 RT 2000–2004 BMW BMW R 1200 C 2000–2004 BMW BMW R 1200 C Independent 2000–2004 BMW BMW R 1200 CL 2000–2004 BMW BMW R 1200 C Montauk 2000–2004 BMW BMW R 850 R 2000–2004

Hazard

Insufficient tightening of fuel hose clamps may allow fuel leakage at the clamp connection due to engine vibration and similar factors, potentially resulting in fire.
Show original (日本語)
②燃料ホースクランプの締付けが不十分なため、エンジンの振動等により当該クランプ部 から燃料が漏れ、最悪の場合、火災に至るおそれがある。

Remedy

Retighten the affected clamp; if fuel leakage is present, replace both the clamp and fuel hose with new components.
Show original (日本語)
②当該クランプを増し締めし、燃料漏れがある場合は当該クランプ及び燃料ホースを新品 と交換する。

Official source

View the official recall notice