| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031018 | Incident Date: Jun, 14 2005 |
| Consumer's City: DOVER | Consumer's State: NH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: R1100 RT | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WB10418A2YZ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 27 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 09 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 2 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased a used 2000 bmw r 1100 rt motorcycle which is equipped with abs-2 brakes and soon thereafter recognized there was a fault with the abs braking system. i followed the reset procedure and the fault kept coming back. to my amazement i soon found out through talking to other bmw riders and internet clubs and groups that abs failures on bmw bikes was common place. as i investigated the problem further i found out that a new abs control unit from bmw was in the range of $1500.00, add to that several hundred dollars to have a bmw certified mechanic replace the faulty unit you are talking almost $2000.00 which is well over 10% of what the motorcycle cost new! to my thinking this is an inherent and serious safety issue that needs to be addressed. in my opinion these abs braking system faults have more to do with poor engineering and a lack of corporate responsibility on the part of bmw than the riding applications of the bike owners. i wrote to bmw to try to discuss the issue but i got nothing but an indignant response which did little to quell my concern and in fact further indicated their lack of concern and responsibility over the issue. *nm |
