Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / K1200LT / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002093842 Incident Date: May, 31 2002
Consumer's City: COTTAGE GROVE Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: K1200LT Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WB1055SA4XZ Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 03 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2099
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While riding the motorcycle at highway speeds, i noticed a thumping sound and vibration coming from the area of the rear wheel. initially it was intermittent and inspection of the tire and wheel did not reveal the cause. after approximately 70 miles the noise and vibration became noticeably worse and as i pulled to the side of the road the final drive failed and sprayed the final drive oil onto the rear tire and wheel. approximately 2 weeks prior to the failure the speedometer sensor, which is attached to the final drive unit, became defective and was replaced by the dealer. i understand that this is happening fairly often with this model of motorcycle, and it is very dangerous to have gear oil sprayed onto the tires.*ak