| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999045140 | Incident Date: Oct, 19 1999 |
| Consumer's City: KNOXVILLE | Consumer's State: TN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: BMW | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:carburetor system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WB10166AXXX | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 13 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Some of the 1999 bmw f650s came from the factory with the vacuum hose and vent hoses from the carburetor reversed. what would happen, especially in rain, is that the bike would stall out. this happened several times, on wet pavement, in rush hour traffic in the dark. it would stall at 55-60 mph and then suddenly restart sending the bike into a skid. there has been no recall. the dealer in atlanta and the one in knoxville stated that they did not receive a bulletin about this and thus, could find nothing wrong with the machine. while in colorado, i discussed the problem with the dealer there and he had never heard of a problem. we bought 2 of these bikes, both were factory installed incorrectly and we have never been notified by bmw. a letter to bmw vp was not acknowledged. bmw customer service did fax a copy of the bulletin to the local dealer but have not really seemed interested in the problem. there has been no explanation or even apology. and there are others out there on these bikes. *ak |
