Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / K1200LT / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006057219 Incident Date: Jan, 24 2006
Consumer's City: MELBOURNE Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: K1200LT Model Year: 2001
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#: WB10555AX1Z Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 23 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 30 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vibration in footpegs and rumbling noise from rear drive unit. crown wheel bearing failed. caught in time before serious damage was done. this bearing is the main support element for the rear wheel on this motorcycle. parts from damaged bearing have taken out oil seal which leads to rear brake and wheel being covered in gear lube. broken bearing could lead to lock up of rear wheel. gear lube on the rear brake disc would lead to loss of braking. gear lube on rear wheel would lead to loss of traction. all could lead to a crash with subsequent property and bodily damage. bearing and seal where replaced. old parts are available. *nm