Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / BMW MOTORCYCLE / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999062029 Incident Date: Aug, 20 1999
Consumer's City: AUBURN Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: BMW MOTORCYCLE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WB10533OXM6 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 14 1999 Complaint Type: VOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 20 1992
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Possible design flaw of motorcycle experinced failure on two occasions to gear lever which was caused by a small stone that bounced up on top of a flat portion of the exhaust system located under the engine clutch lever arm and wedged between the engine clutch arm and exhaust preventing the clutch arm from returning to the engaged position resulting in failure. *yc