Vehicle recall 00V144000 · May 18, 2000
1999 BMW R 1100 S
Vehicle description: motorcycles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: motorcycles. Due to use of an incorrect thread-locking material in production, it is possible for the rear brake linkage ball end, which is screwed into the rear brake lever, to loosen and eventually detach from the lever.
- Consequence
- If this happens, the rear brake could no longer be applied, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will remove the brake linkage ball end from the brake lever and reinstall it with a different thread-locking compound, to prevent the ball end from loosening.
- Notes
- Owner notification began September 11, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117, option #5.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V144000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 18, 2000
- Filed by
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Owner notification
- September 11, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 474
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Pedals and linkages
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- BMW R 1100 S (1999): 1999
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