NHTSA recall campaign

98E007000

ManufacturerREYNOLDS MACHINE TOOL CO, INC.Reported1998-03-16Affected175 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: LUGGAGE RACKS FOR USE ON BMW MOTORCYCLES. WHEN INSTALLING THE LUGGAGE RACK, THE CHARCOAL CANNISTER IS SLIGHTLY MOVED. WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE'S SUSPENSION IS FULLY COMPRESSED, THIS CANNISTER CONTACTS THE BRAKE LINE FITTING AT THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER, LOOSENING THE BRAKE FITTING. THIS CAUSES A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID.

Risk

BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE THE LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

REYNOLDS MACHINE HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THE CORRECTION WAS TO REPLACE THE MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR THESE LUGGAGE RACKS.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.