| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002099663 | Incident Date: Aug, 30 2002 |
| Consumer's City: SAN ANTONIO | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: R1150GS | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WB10439B52Z | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 11 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: As soon as i started my bike, i smelled raw gasoline. i looked down on the right side of my bike and saw a fluid leaking on the ground as it ran off my transmission. i shut down the motorcyle to investigate. i started it three more times. two of those starts produced a fuel leak. the leak originated on one of the fuel lines, adjacent to the right throttle body. the crimp-type clamps were loose when i tried moving them. on the third start, the fuel leak stopped. i took the bike to alamo bmw where a technician recrimped the two lower clamps. no problems since then (8/31/02).*ak |
