Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / R1100 / 2000

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001097455 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2001
Consumer's City: KATY Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: R1100 Model Year: 2000
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#: WB10432A3YZ Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 07 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The transmission input shaft seal or the seal installation procedure is defective. this seal on my transmission has leaked for the past 7000 miles. bmw attempted to repair this leak by replacing this seal under warranty at 15k miles. the new seal has begun to leak. this seal is a known problem to bmw motorcycle owners - especially r1100s owners. any lubricant leak on a motorcycle is a safety issue. manufacturers must be forced to resolve known repetitive leaks.*ak