Bayerische Motoren Werke: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Bayerische Motoren Werke reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 5, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,486. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE BONDING TECHNIQUE USED BETWEEN THE PAD AND THE BACKING PLATE CAN RESULT IN A POROUS JOINT LAYER WHICH WATER AND SALT CAN PENETRATE, RESULTING IN CORROSION OF THE BACKING PLATE.
The risk
THE FRONT BRAKE PADS CAN SEPARATE PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELYFROM THE CORRODED BACKING PLATE, RESULTING IN DECREASED STOPPING ABILITY AND APOSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WITH NEW PADS UTILIZING A DIFFERENT BONDING METHOD WHICH ENSURES A NON-POROUS JOINT LAYER TO PREVENT WATER AND SALT PENETRATION OF THE BACKING PLATE.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 BMW K1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 BMW K100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 BMW K1199 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 BMW R100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 BMW K1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 BMW K100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 BMW K1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 BMW K100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 92V081000.
Full record for the 1992 BMW K1 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →