Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / R1200 CL / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005041527 Incident Date: Jul, 03 2005
Consumer's City: SILVER SPRING Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: R1200 CL Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WB10496AX4Z Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 28 2005 Complaint Type: VOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 18 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While riding consumers bike caught fire.*ts while riding in a parking lot flame started coming from the left side of the bike. the consumer had to drop the bike and extinguish the fire. it was determined that the oil level glass had melted, drained the oil which caused the fire. *nm