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. A12/1575/19
Summary
The functional "shift fork / selector sleeve / gearwheel" group of the gearbox might become damaged. Consequently, two gears might be engaged at the same time causing the rear wheel to be blocked, or the teeth of the gears sheared off, increasing the risk of accidents.
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Product
Motorcycle — Bmw
- Brand
- Bmw
- Name / model
- K 1600 GT, K 1600 GTL, K 1600 B · - EC-type approval number: e1*168/2013*00010, e1*168/2013*00011;- Types: K 1600 GT, K 1600 GTL (K48 (0F01/0F11/0F02/0F12)) K 1600 B (K61 (0F51/0F53));- Model year: 2015-2019
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Motorcycle under BMW Recall code: 00 00 23 23 00.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 22.09.2015 and 26.09.2019
What is the risk?
- The functional "shift fork / selector sleeve / gearwheel" group of the gearbox might become damaged. Consequently, two gears might be engaged at the same time causing the rear wheel to be blocked, or the teeth of the gears sheared off, increasing the risk of accidents.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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