2007 BMW F 800 S

The contact owns a 2007 BMW F 800 S. The contact stated that while inspecting the motorcycle in the driveway, the contact became aware that fuel was leaking from the fuel pump. The motorcycle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 59,000.

NHTSA ID

11672364

Incident

Jul 6, 2025

Mileage

59,000 mi

FUEL LEAKING FROM AROUND FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY RESULTED IN ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP MODULE BEING SOAKED IN FUEL WHICH CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSY AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THIS APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO A RECALL AFFECTING 2005 - 2012 BMW BIKES. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V617000. *TR

NHTSA ID

11331636

Incident

Jun 14, 2020

Mileage

15,000 mi

FUEL LEAKING FROM AROUND FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THIS APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO A RECALL AFFECTING 2005 - 2012 BMW BIKES. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V617000.

NHTSA ID

11207956

Incident

May 3, 2019

Mileage

6,000 mi

ON MARCH 11, 2017 MY MOTORCYCLE STALLED WHILE I WAS RIDING IN TRAFFIC AND NEVER WANTED TO START AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AND HAD TO GET THE BIKE TOWED ON A TRUCK BACK HOME. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL UNIT HAD MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE POOLING OF FUEL AROUND IT. THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE DEVELOPED SOME CRACKS AND THUS ALLOWED THE FUEL TO LEAK THRU. CRACKS CAN BE SEEN IN THE ATTACHED PHOTOS 1, 2, 3, AND 4. THE LEAKING FUEL POOLED ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE AND ERODED THE EPOXY OR PLASTIC FILLING INSIDE THE ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP CONTROL UNIT THUS CAUSED THE UNIT TO FAIL. THE FAILING ELECTRONIC UNIT CAN CAUSE A SPARK AND START A FIRE RIGHT AT THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS RIGHT BELOW THE SEAT WHERE THE RIDER IS SITTING. THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE FIRE HAZARD. MANY BMW MOTORCYCLES AROUND THE SAME YEAR WAS RECALLED FOR EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V617000). THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO BMW F 800 S MODELS AS WELL. THE FLANGE AND THE FUEL PUMP IS MANUFACTURED BY AN ITALIAN COMPANY CALLED BITRON (HTTP://WWW.BITRON.NET/INDEX.PHP?OPTION=COM_K2&VIEW=ITEMLIST&TASK=TAG&TAG=PUMP&ITEMID=142). BMW DOES NOT SELL THE FLANGE ITSELF BUT THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR $414.77 WHICH IS A COSTLY REPAIR WITH THE LABOR AND TAX. ANOTHER PROBLEM OCCURRED SOON AFTER THE FUEL PUMP WAS REMOVED FROM FUEL TANK. THE BEIGE COLORED PLASTIC THAT IS COVERING THE FUEL PUMP DEVELOPED CRACKS JUST AS IT WAS SITTING ON THE SHELF. THIS CANE BE SEEN IN ATTACHED PHOTO 5.

NHTSA ID

10980973

Incident

Mar 11, 2017

Mileage

9,946 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW F800S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V549000 (WHEELS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS PER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT WARRANTED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SIGN OF WEAR ON THE BEARING OR THE AXLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE IF THE BEARING OR AXLE WAS WORN AND WANTED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE BEARING AND AXLE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO REPLACE EITHER COMPONENT UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09-03-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL IS AN INSPECTION TO DETERMINE IF A FAILURE HAS OCCURRED NOT IF A FAILURE WILL OCCUR. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE DURING AN EXTENDED RIDING EVENT. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON ANOTHER MOTORCYCLE THE CONSUMER OWNS ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE BEARING AND AXLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. UPDATED 11/18/2014 *JS

NHTSA ID

10617303

Incident

Jun 16, 2014

AFTER REFUELING TO A FULL TANK, FUEL VISIBLE AT TOP OF FILLER NECK, THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DRIVEN HOME 1 MILE AND PARKED IN GARAGE. WENT TO START THE BIKE THE NEXT DAY AND THE BIKE WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE GARAGE. I TOOK THE SEAT OFF AND INSPECTED THE FUEL VENT HOSES AND CHARCOAL CANISTER. THERE WAS A VISIBLE PUDDLE OF FUEL ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP, COVERING ALL THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, AND ON THE FLOOR. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS FIRE RISK SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRONICS DUE TO FUEL FILLING THE FUEL TANK PUMP ELECTRONICS COMPARTMENT. I MADE SURE NOT TO FILL/OVERFILL THE TANK WITH FUEL AND THE BIKE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR A FEW MONTHS. THEN THE SAME SCENARIO OCCURRED ON OR ABOUT 01 JAN 2014. THIS TIME THE DEALER FOUND THE REAL PROBLEM, THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AFFECTING MANY OTHER BMW MOTORCYCLES THAT HAVE A RECALL IN PLACE -NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V617000. I AM REQUESTING THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 2007 BMW F800S MOTORCYCLES ALSO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10559039

Incident

Jul 20, 2013

Mileage

14,230 mi

THE MOTOR ON MY 2007 BMW F800S STARTED KNOCKING IN THE SPRING OF 2011. THIS IS APPROX 6 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I BROUGHT THE BIKE IN TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FINE. THIS PROCESS WAS REPEATED TWO MORE TIMES. FINALLY THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER FOUND COMPLETE PISTON FAILURE (PISTON SLAP). THE PISTON SKIRT WAS GRINDING INTO THE CYLINDER WALL. BOTH THE PISTONS AND BARRELS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE BIKE. BASED ON VISUAL EVIDENCE OF THE DAMAGE I HAVE FOUND AT LEAST ONE ENGINEER THAT STATED IT CLEARLY STARTED HAPPENING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 16000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE FOUND DOZENS OF OTHERS THAT OWN THE SAME VEHICLE AND MODEL YEAR THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME FAILURE. I FEEL BMW IS TRYING TO AVOID DOING THE CORRECT THING BY NOT RECALLING THE ENGINE PARTS. BMW TOLD ME THE BIKE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10443904

Incident

Mar 15, 2011

Mileage

13,000 mi

UPON DECELERATING AND ENGAGING THE CLUTCH AS IF TO STOP, THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY DIE. SEVERAL MINUTES AND MANY STARTING ATTEMPTS ARE GENERALLY REQUIRED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BEFORE IT WILL RUN AGAIN. NO OBVIOUS SERIES OF EVENTS FORECASTS THIS FAILURE. BUMP-STARTING THE ENGINE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP HAS, ON ONE OCCASION, REFIRED THE ENGINE AND IT CONTINUED RUNNING. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION THIS ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DOWNSHIFTING ENTERING A HIGHWAY ONRAMP, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE DIED, RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS LOSS OF POWER HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND THE DEALER HAS INVESTIGATED THE SITUATION AND DEALT WITH THE ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY TWICE WITHOUT IDENTIFYING OR FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10423248

Incident

Aug 7, 2010

Mileage

500 mi

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