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2005 BMW K1200 GT Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 30, 2007
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 26, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 BMW K1200 GT. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Transmission
Filed Nov 30, 2007

FINAL DRIVE / CLUTCH FAILURE BIKE BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY NOTHING WAS DONE BY THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *TR

NHTSA ID
10210376
Incident
Oct 15, 2007
Mileage
8,500 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 26, 2007

HAD 3 BRIDGESTONE BATTLEAX BT TIRES SEPARATE ON THE '05 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. ALL HAD ABOUT 4500 MILES ON THEM. TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED AT ALL TIMES ON MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED PRESSURE LISTED ON SIDEWALLS. INSIDE OF TIRES SHOWED SEPARATION THE SIZE OF MY WRISTS AND ABOUT 12-14" IN LENGTH.*AK ALL FAILURES OCCURRED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF TIRE INSTALLATION. LAST SET OF TIRES IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTIONS. TIRE COMPANY WHERE I BOUGHT REPLACEMENTS FOR THEM ON TRIP IN COLORADO WILL HOLD THEM FOR A FEW WEEKS. SERIAL NUMBERS OF LAST TWO TIRES: DED3405 AND PAA1102

NHTSA ID
10194224
Incident
Jun 21, 2007
Mileage
37,037 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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