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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007112611 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2007 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: WI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: R1200 GS | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:tail lights |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WB10317A35Z | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 19 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 2 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2005 bmw r1200 gs. the contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing final drive bearing failure. he stated that the rear wheel became flat. when he removed the wheel, it was discovered that a loose bearing caused the failure. he stated that bmw does not consider this to be a safety issue. the contact is having the vehicle repaired with new bearings. the powertrain was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 17,500. the consumer stated dealer replaced bearings and seals @ 17,670 and the second dealer replaced complete final drive and cover @ 18,699. the dealer stated rear differential failure and remove tail light. updated 11/21/07 *tr |
