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2000 BMW K1200RS 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 27, 2010
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 Aug 18, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 BMW K1200RS. 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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Fuel system
Filed Nov 27, 2010

WHILE RIDING ON EXPRESSWAY ENGINE QUIT AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FUEL WAS BEING PUMPED OUT ONTO THE HOT ENGINE AND MY SHOES AND CLOTHING. ON INSPECTION FOUND A BROKEN FUEL LINE CONNECTOR ON THE HIGH PRESSURE SIDE OF THE FUEL LINE GOING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM ON THE MOTOR. AT A LATER DATE THE LOW PRESSURE SIDE OF THE SYSTEM ALSO FAILED AND AGAIN FUEL RUNS OUT ONTO THE HOT ENGINE AND ONTO CLOTHING JUST WAITING FOR A SPARK FOR IGNITION. TO ME THIS LOOKS LIKE A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT JUST WAITING FOR A PLACE TO HAPPEN. IN RESEARCHING THIS I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO DEALERS THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON ON THIS AND OTHER MODELS OF BMW MOTORCYCLES. THE REPAIR CONSISTS OF REPLACING THE BROKEN PLASTIC MALE PART OF THE CONNECTOR WITH A METAL PIECE THAT IS READILY AVAILABLE. IT CERTAINLY APPEARS THAT BMW IS IGNORING THIS PROBLEM PRETENDING THAT IT DOESN'T EXIST EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF IT.

NHTSA ID
10368768
Incident
Jul 15, 2008
Mileage
73,678 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 26, 2007

THE MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCED AN ABS FAULT WARNING WHILE RIDING ON HIGHWAY. NO LOSS OF CONTROL OR DAMAGE BUT THE PARTIALLY LINKED ABS BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAULT CODE AS "FAULTY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE MODULATOR PUMP" THE DEALER RESET THE ALARM CODE AND THE ABS SYSTEM OPERATED FOR ABOUT 300 MILES WHEN IT FAULTED. A SECOND RESET AND CODE READ REVEALED SAME FAULT WITH HYDRAULIC PRESSURE MODULATOR. *TR

NHTSA ID
10200825
Incident
Aug 19, 2007
Mileage
27,900 mi
Suspension
Filed May 31, 2007

1) I HIT 2 POTHOLES IN THE ROAD, ONE RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER. 2) THE FRONT WHEEL FENDER GOT LODGED BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE FAIRING. 3) TOOK BIKE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY APPARENTLY COMPRESSED THE SHOCKS ALL THE WAY TO PULL THE FENDER OUT. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. DEALER REPORTED ALL PARTS IN GOOD CONDITION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10192129
Incident
May 24, 2007
Mileage
49,500 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 18, 2002

DIFFERENTIAL CROWN WHEEL BEARING FAILED TWICE. FIRST FAILURE 8/21/01 @ 47200 MILES SECOND FAILURE ON 8/15/02 @ 73800 MILES. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON FIRST FAILURE OTHER THAN THE SMELL OF REAR DIFF. LUBE. SECOND FAIURE OCCURED AT FREEWAY SPEED AND ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE. MANUFACTURER COVERED EXPENSE OF FIRST FAILURE. WAITING FOR AN ANSWER ON SECOND FAILURE. FIRST FAILURE REPAIRED BY DEALER IN SAN DIEGO, SECOND FAILURE REPAIRED BY DEALER IN POMONA CA. SELLING DEALER WOULD NOT WORK ON BIKE AT FIRST FAILURE AND HAD TO TRAILER BIKE TO SAN DIEGO FOR REPAIRS. SECOND FAILURE OCCURED IN CALIF. AND DEALER IN POMONA WAS THE MOST CONVIENENT.*AK

NHTSA ID
765821
Incident
Aug 21, 2001

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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