EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Motorcycle Bmw “K 1600 GT - K 1600 GTL - K 1600 B” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01513/22
Summary
Improper sixth gear sets were installed on gearboxes that were replaced during an earlier workshop intervention. This can lead to excessive wear of the control intervals in the event of prolonged driving at full load in sixth gear. In the event of a malfunction, the gear change would not be performed correctly or two gears may be changed at the same time. The rear wheel may lock and/or the gears may be damaged…
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Product
Motorcycle — Bmw
- Brand
- Bmw
- Name / model
- K 1600 GT - K 1600 GTL - K 1600 B · e1*168/2013*00011, e1*168/2013*00010
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Motorcycle
- Production dates: 21.03.2017 - 16.09.2020
What is the risk?
- Improper sixth gear sets were installed on gearboxes that were replaced during an earlier workshop intervention. This can lead to excessive wear of the control intervals in the event of prolonged driving at full load in sixth gear. In the event of a malfunction, the gear change would not be performed correctly or two gears may be changed at the same time. The rear wheel may lock and/or the gears may be damaged, increasing the risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of two or three wheels vehicles and quadricycles.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 06/05/2022
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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