Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 BMW K1200LT submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE COUPLERS WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,839.
MAJOR GAS LEAK WHILE DRIVING - SPRAYED GAS ON RIGHT LEG AND FOOT. MY PANTS LEG, SOCK, AND SHOE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE COMPLETELY SOAKED WITH GAS. DECIDED TO HAVE THE BIKE TOWED INSTEAD OF RISKING IT REPAIR PLACE SAID IT WAS THE PLASTIC GAS CONNECTOR AND HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO ORDER A METAL ONE. SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE CHAT ROOMS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR
DURING A 12,000 MILE SERVICE, I WAS ADVISED BY A BMW SERVICE ADVISOR TO REPLACE THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE CONNECTORS ON MY 2005 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE WITH METAL FUEL LINE CONNECTORS. THE REASON WAS THAT THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S EQUIPMENT OCCASIONALLY FAILS; AND THE COST TO ME TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINE CONNECTORS WAS MORE THAN $200. I DECLINED THE PURCHASE. WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA DESERT, THE CONNECTOR FAILED AND SPRAYED GASOLINE ON THE MOTORCYCLE AND ON ME. I WAS AFRAID OF FIRE AND HAD THE MOTORCYCLE HAULED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I PAID $450 TO TOW THE MOTORCYCLE AND $236.84 TO REPLACE THE FUEL QUICK RELEASE CONNECTORS. BMW IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND IS ATTEMPTING TO SELL THE CORRECTION RATHER THAN RECALLING AND REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART. I PAID TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINE CONNECTORS AFTER THEY FAILED. MY SAFETY WAS ENDANGERED AS A RESULT OF BMW'S ACTIONS. *TR
PLASTIC FUEL CONNECTION FAILED ON FUEL TANK OF 2005 K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. *TR
FUEL LINE FITTING FAILURE ON 2005 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. MALE FITTING FAILURE. DEALER KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHEN I DESCRIBED PROBLEM ON PHONE. DEALER SAID THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM ACROSS FULL LINE OF BIKES AND ALWAYS MALE FITTING FAILURE. MY BIKE HAD ONLY 19000 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. WHEN FITTINGS FAIL GASOLINE POURS OUT OF RIGHT SIDE OF BIKE ONTO RIDERS SHOE AND PANTS AND ONTO ROAD. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. I E-MAILED BMW USA AND NEVER RECEIVED A REPLY. COST OF REPAIR $192 SHOULD BE ON BMW FOR POOR ENGINEERING. *TR
FAILURE OF PLASTIC QUICK DISCONNECTS IN FUEL LINE FROM FUEL TANK TO ENGINE. REPLACED WITH METAL QD'S AND NO PROBLEM SINCE..COULD BE FIRE HAZARD WHILE RIDING..VEHICLE IS A BMW 2005 K1200LT MODEL. FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROX. 30,000 MILES.. *TR
GASOLINE ON MY RIGHT SHOE WHEN I GOT TO WORK. INTERNET DISCUSSION BOARD LED ME TO CHECK THE QUICK DISCONNECT, WHICH FELL APART WHEN I MOVED IT. THE PLASTIC MALE COMPONENT OF THE QUICK DISCONNECT HAD BROKEN. *TR
THE GAS FUEL LINE STARTED SPRAYING GASOLINE OUT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COVER ONTO THE DRIVERS LEG. DEALER ADVISED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BEFORE SEEING THE MOTORCYCLE. SHE SHOWED ME A DISPLAY ON HER DESK SHOWING A PLASTIC FUEL QUICK DISCONNECT VALVE AND A METAL ONE THAT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS PLASTIC PART SEEMS TO BE PROBLEMATIC. *TR
GASOLINE LEAK INTO RIGHT SHOE CAUSED BY CRACKED FUEL LINE PLASTIC QUICK DISCONNECT. THERE ARE MANY INCIDENTS OF THIS FAILURE ON THE BMW LUXURY TOURING WEBSITE. *TR
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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