BMW engineering analysis EA13006
Fuel Leak - Motorycle. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this engineering analysis about the fuel pump on 71 model years (2005–2012). Opened Jul 12, 2013, closed Jan 31, 2014 after 7 months. It led to safety recall 13V617000. became a recall
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedODI began investigating this issue after owners of model year (MY) 2004-2011 R-series BMW motorcycles reported incidents of pressurized fuel leakage from the fuel pump flange. Some owners first became aware of the problem when their pant leg was fuel-soaked. Prior to opening our initial investigation on November 16, 2012, BMW had concluded that the small number of warranty claims and owner reports did not indicate the existence of a safety defect trend. However, during the course of responding to our information requests, BMW re-examined its data and decided to conduct a recall (13V-617) of the subject motorcycles. In conducting recall 13V-617, BMW voluntarily expanded the scope of affected vehicles from ODI'soriginal scope, MY2005-2008 R-series motorcycles, to include the primary and auxiliary fuel pumps on all MY 2005-2011 R-series, MY 2005-2011 K12&13 models, MY 2010-2011 RR models, and the MY 2012 K1600 motorcycles. The total number of motorcycles subject to this recalled is 50,184. The 55 reports cited in this investigation can be viewed at: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following complaint identification numbers:10485789,10449393,10521322,10475150,10435325,10493015,10471642, 10448216,10488899,10356156,10433733,10442023,10492342,10435968, 10492961,10504324,10485882,10433013,10453738,10474390,10417320, 10485276,10444876,10508150,10485807,10492118,10491835,10425962, 10430734,10488652,10485274,10493320,10522421,10399423,10443840, 10448325,10490417,10485452,10433589,10467136,10420291,10503806, 10532145,10523763,10523626,10425514,10354202,10437222,10444742, 10454834,10532172,10487624,10435984,10452476, 10485337
A Engineering Analysis is the deeper stage, usually upgraded from a Preliminary Evaluation: NHTSA tests, requests engineering documents and decides whether a safety defect exists. The summary is the agency’s own text from its investigation file, unedited; the opening and closing resumes with the full reasoning are on NHTSA’s site under this number.
What this means for an owner
Source: and what happens nextAn investigation is not a finding that a defect exists, and it puts no duty on anyone. NHTSA opens a Preliminary Evaluation when complaints and other reports suggest a condition worth asking the manufacturer about; it upgrades to an Engineering Analysis when the answers warrant testing; it closes either when it recommends a recall, when the manufacturer recalls on its own, or when no defect trend is found. The agency’s own goals are about four months for a petition, eight for a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query and eighteen for an Engineering Analysis; many run longer.
This one became a recall. The campaign page carries the manufacturer’s filed defect, risk and remedy, the build window and every model year covered; whether one specific vehicle is included is settled by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themAlso named: 2005 BMW HP2 Enduro; 2006 BMW HP2 Enduro; 2007 BMW HP2 Megamoto; 2007 BMW HP2 Sport; 2006 BMW K 1200 GT; 2007 BMW K 1200 GT; 2008 BMW K 1200 GT; 2006 BMW K 1200 R; 2007 BMW K 1200 R; 2008 BMW K 1200 R; 2007 BMW K 1200 R Sport; 2005 BMW K 1200 S; 2006 BMW K 1200 S; 2007 BMW K 1200 S; 2008 BMW K 1200 S; 2009 BMW K 1300 GT; 2010 BMW K 1300 GT; 2011 BMW K 1300 GT; 2009 BMW K 1300 S; 2010 BMW K 1300 S; 2011 BMW K 1300 S; 2012 BMW K 1600 GT; 2012 BMW K 1600 GTL; 2006 BMW R 1150 GS Adventure; 2005 BMW R 1200 GS; 2006 BMW R 1200 GS; 2007 BMW R 1200 GS; 2008 BMW R 1200 GS; 2005 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure; 2006 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure; 2007 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure; 2008 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure; 2007 BMW R 1200 R; 2008 BMW R 1200 R; 2005 BMW R 1200 RT; 2006 BMW R 1200 RT; 2007 BMW R 1200 RT; 2008 BMW R 1200 RT; 2005 BMW R 1200 RT (authority); 2006 BMW R 1200 RT (authority); 2007 BMW R 1200 RT (authority); 2008 BMW R 1200 RT (authority); 2005 BMW R 1200 ST; 2007 BMW R 1200 ST; 2005 BMW R Series; 2006 BMW R Series; 2007 BMW R Series; 2005 BMW R1200 GS; 2006 BMW R1200 GS; 2007 BMW R1200 GS; 2008 BMW R1200 GS; 2006 BMW R1200 GS Adventure; 2007 BMW R1200 GS Adventure; 2008 BMW R1200 GS Adventure; 2006 BMW R1200 HP2; 2007 BMW R1200 HP2; 2008 BMW R1200 HP2; 2006 BMW R1200 R; 2007 BMW R1200 R; 2008 BMW R1200 R and 11 more.
A vehicle page’s investigation list carries the same action; a name here is the scope NHTSA opened, not a list of affected VINs.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationIs EA13006 a recall?
No — it is the investigation that led to one. Recall 13V617000 is the campaign; its page carries the remedy.
Is EA13006 still open?
No. It closed on Jan 31, 2014 and led to recall 13V617000.
Which vehicles does EA13006 cover?
NHTSA opened it on 71 model years: 2005 BMW HP2 Enduro, 2006 BMW HP2 Enduro, 2007 BMW HP2 Megamoto, 2007 BMW HP2 Sport, 2006 BMW K 1200 GT, 2007 BMW K 1200 GT and more. That is the scope of the inquiry, not a list of affected vehicles; a recall, if one follows, defines its own population by VIN.