MUNICH: BMW Motorrad is recalling some GS footrests over their lack of corrosion resistance.
It said stress corrosion cracks may occur on the studs of certain milled footrests from the accessory selection for the GS models in some cases.
It is offering the exchange of these parts with footrests that have a modified material composition free of charge as part of a worldwide campaign to all customers.
The accessory footrests were offered for the models R 1200/1250 GS; R 1200/1250 GS Adventure; F 750 GS; F 850 GS; and F 850 GS Adventure.
The affected footrests have the following part numbers:
77 25 2 452 958 Footrest adjustable, left, black solid
77 25 2 452 960 Footrest adjustable, right, black solid
77 25 2 465 256 Set of footrests adjustable, black solid
Affected customers are urged to contact an authorised BMW Motorrad retailer for the exchange.
In cases where an exchange cannot be offered to a customer, BMW Motorrad is offering the removal of the retrofit/conversion to standard equipment and reimbursement of the purchase price in the form of a coupon.
