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SNC1923
11-30-2004, 08:25 PM
Got my December issue of ON today--another great issue.

In the "Windnoise" section (pg. 73) this is an announcement about a recall of '04 R1150RTs manufactured in April 2004. It has to do with "an incorrect sealing ring [that] was mounted to the piston of the rear brake master cylinder." It goes on to assure that "dealers will replace the rear brake master cylinder," and lists the 800 number for BMW NA.

My question is, how can I tell when my '04 was manufactured?

I have the BMW MOTORRAD MANTAGEAUFTRAG for my bike. It's written in German but has two dates:

F2 geplant: 19.02.04

and

11.02.04 followed by a time code, perhaps when this document was printed.

Both dates appear to be February of this year. I'll call the 800 number (or more likely my dealer), but I thought if any of you could shed some light on knowing precisely when a bike was manufactured, I'd love to know it.

Thanks. :uhoh
matthew517
12-01-2004, 07:03 AM
I would also like to know. I just had mine in ffor the 6000 service. They replaced the gel battery that was defective. I would hate to take her back in to have the rear brake swapped out so soon. I would hope that the shop would have addressed this at that time. Oh well if I have to take her in I'll try a different BMW.
bmwmick
12-02-2004, 03:18 PM
Tom,
Go here: http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi
and plug the last 7 digits of your VIN in. It will decode the build date.

HTH,
Mick
SNC1923
12-02-2004, 03:27 PM
Mick,

You rock. What a cool resource. Turns out my suspicions were confirmed; according to the website I have a "February" bike.

Thanks for the tip, man. :thumb
bmwmick
12-02-2004, 03:36 PM
Tom,
Here is another GREAT resource: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/
but don't tell anyone where you got it.
:dunno :D
Just plug in the last 7 VIN digits.

Mick :type
ChrisF
12-02-2004, 09:10 PM
Tom,

BMWNA, or any BMW dealer, should be able to tell you about any and all recalls affecting your bike if you give them the VIN. That's what my dealer did before I rode off on my '04 RT.
BradfordBenn
12-02-2004, 09:14 PM
Tom,

BMWNA, or any BMW dealer, should be able to tell you about any and all recalls affecting your bike if you give them the VIN. That's what my dealer did before I rode off on my '04 RT.

Yup, from my understanding it is the law that they have to disclose it.