Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / R1150GS / 2002

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005079098 Incident Date: Apr, 17 2005
Consumer's City: NORMAN Consumer's State: OK
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: R1150GS Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:driveline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WB10495A02Z Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 17 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 14 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: In april 2005, i experienced a final drive failure on my 2002 bmw r1150gs. during a 36,000 mile service, i reported a slight oil leak around the rubber boot on the final drive shaft. bmw replaced the final drive bearing that was still under warranty. the entire final drive was replaced during the service at no charge. the final drive failure problem is a major issue and i am aware of six local bmw motorcycles, both r and k series that have experienced final drive failures in the past three years. *nm