Recall in the USA

[sam2019]

In the USA, 4,891 Himalayans must be taken to the workshop. Royal Enfield is recalling all models delivered between 2017 and 2021 and replacing the brake caliper of the front and rear brakes. The reason is corrosion in the brake piston guide, which can lead to jamming of the brake piston. The corrosion is triggered by road salt on the roads during winter operation.
The installed brake calipers from Brembo subsidiary Bybre are painted, according to NHTSA, and will be exchanged for identical examples with an anodized surface, which should solve the problem of corrosion caused by salt ingress.

Recall in Europe?

Officially, there is no known recall for the Royal Enfield Himalayan in Europe (yet), but the American documents state that the recall applies to the EU, UK, Korea, Japan and USA.
Old problem rediscovered

The recall of Bybre saddles is not new. BMW Motorrad already recalled the C 400 X, G 310 R and G 310 GS models in the U.S. in 2019 - due to the same problem. And even the 650 models from Royal Enfield got new brakes, as MOTORRAD experienced in an endurance test over 50,000 kilometers on an Interceptor 650.

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Royal Enfield Himalayan Rückruf: Nach Winterbetrieb Bremse kaputt

Royal Enfield muss in den USA knapp 5.000 Himalayan auf eine schadhafte Bremse hin untersuchen. Nach dem Winterbetrieb auf gesalzenen Straßen kann der Bremskolben klemmen.

www.motorradonline.de

 

[Sasa]

Recall has been in full swing here in Italy for the last year. I received the letter shortly after buying the bike second hand.

So yes, at least here, the recall is going on and has been fully applied to all bikes between 2018 and 2020.

Even if you hadn't received the letter, you could simply show up at a dealer and have them replaced.

 

[Dool]

What the Brakes are No good?

Having not done the first service with the Dealer I assumed I would have avoided/excluded myself, from that recall notice
I have not yet locked up the Front wheel and it has managed me to just avoid things, I would like to try different size Master cylinders before making other changes
Not having Salt on the roads seems to be a plus, we export Salt thats probably a plus for some multinational, why is RE held responsible?

What is Replaced ? did I miss out on something

 

[Sasa]

The replaced both brake calipers, front and rear. All the rest stayed the same and in fact the bike kept on not braking! 🤣

Yes I think the real responsible for this is the master cylinder which is too small…

 

[Dool]

So I missed nothing

 

[Dool]

The replaced both brake calipers, front and rear. All the rest stayed the same and in fact the bike kept on not braking! 🤣

Yes I think the real responsible for this is the master cylinder which is too small…

Do we know the size of the Master Cylinder?

 

[Sasa]

Do we know the size of the Master Cylinder?

No, but I guess pretty small!