| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003225934 | Incident Date: Mar, 26 2003 |
| Consumer's City: JEFFERSON | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: K1200LT | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:driveline:differential unit |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WB10555A3YZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 25 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 19 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2000 bmw k1200lt motorcycle - final drive bearing failed while riding - 15,697 miles - locked rear wheel at highway speed in rain. rider skill and experince averted potentially catastropic or fatal crash. rear wheel released when bearing debris was pulverized by final drive gearset after 35-50 ft of travel on wet pavement - bike slewed sideways during travel with wheel locked then straightened when rolling resumed. on dry pavement this would have resulted in crash and injury.*ak |
