Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / R1100 RS / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000046580 Incident Date: Aug, 21 2000
Consumer's City: HOUSTON Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: R1100 RS Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WB104180XT0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 22 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The transmission continually downshifted from fourth gear into third while on the freeway. after leaving the freeway and downshifting into second gear, the back wheel locked up which almost caused me to have an accident.