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2003 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 Oct 17, 2012
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 3, 2009

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 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 Oct 17, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW K1200RS MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SMELLING FUEL AROUND THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL QUICK DISCONNECT SPRAYED FUEL ALL OVER THE MOTORCYCLE AND HIS GARMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED A PLUG AND A HOSE ON THE QUICK DISCONNECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,920.

NHTSA ID
10480834
Incident
Oct 17, 2011
Mileage
22,920 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jul 17, 2012

WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE, FUEL BEGAN FORCEFULLY SPRAYING OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE AREA ON TO MY LEG. I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS CLEAR THAT LEAK WAS COMING FROM A FUEL QUICK DISCONNECT ON LINE RUNNING ALONG RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE. THE DISCONNECT WAS LEAKING BECAUSE A PLASTIC INTERNAL PART HAD BROKEN. CALLED UP THE LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP AND DESCRIBED THE QUICK DISCONNECT LEAK AND THEY IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND COMMENTED THAT "IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME" THAT "THE PLASTIC PART BREAKS AND IS NOW DESIGNED USING A METAL PART". THERE WAS A RECALL (52513) THAT WAS ISSUED IN JANUARY 2004 CONCERNING INSPECTING THE QUICK DISCONNECT FOR LEAKAGE, AND REPLACE AS NEEDED, BUT THAT RECALL WAS NEVER PERFORMED ON MY BIKE AND ACCORDING TO BMW WAS SOMEHOW NOT APPLICABLE TO MY BIKE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN ON A BIKE (OR CAR FOR THAT MATTER) YET ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS PRETTY PREVALENT AND THERE IS APPARENTLY A FIX TO THE DEFECT THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT AND AS FAR AS I KNOW IS NOT EVEN THE SUBJECT OF ANY OTHER RECALL. IF THIS IS THE CASE, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL OF ALL AFFECTED BIKES AND THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT ADDRESSED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10466039
Incident
Jul 13, 2012
Mileage
10,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Nov 26, 2010

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE DRIVER NEXT TO ME ASKED WHAT WAS LEAKING FROM MY MOTORCYCLES. ON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND IT TO VE FUEL FROM BROKEN FUEL LINE CONNECTOR WHICH WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE AND WHILE RIDING WAS BEING BLOWN ONTO MY PANTS. ON CHECKING ONLINE AND WITH LOCAL DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN ON THIS AND OTHER MODEL BMW MOTORCYCLES. I KNOW THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH RAW GASOLINE BEING PUMPED ONTO A HOT ENGINE JUST WAITING FOR A SPARK TO IGNITE IT YET I CAN'T FIND A RECALL ON THIS CONNECTOR TO REPLACE IT WITH A METAL ONE WHICH IS AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10368821
Incident
Nov 24, 2010
Mileage
15,434 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 3, 2009

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON BMW'S K1200RS MOTORCYCLE. JUST WEEKS OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP THE BRAKE FAILED - I WAS ALMOST INJURED. EVERY YEAR SINCE I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS - THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECTIVE ABS MODULATOR THERE IS AN UNUSUALLY HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE ABS MODULATOR ON MODEL YEARS 2000-2004 BMW K1200RS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10279152
Incident
Jul 16, 2009
Mileage
12,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 3, 2009

QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING BETWEEN FUEL TANK AND INJECTOR SYSTEM FAILED ...DIFFERENT THAN PE03054 ... MALE COUPLING IS PLASTIC AND CRACKS. LEAK OCCURRED AT 65MPH, SPAY GAS ON HOT MOTOR AND LEG. STOPPED BIKE , TOUCHED FITTING, IT BROKE IN HALF, SPRAYING ME WITH MORE GAS. DEALER KNEW OF PROBLEM, RECOMMENDED REPLACING UNBROKEN QUICK DISCONNECT. BELIEVE THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD ... SURPRISED THAT NO RECALL RECEIVED SINCE THEY ALSO HAD PE03054. DEALER INDICATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ...NEW FITTING IS AVAILABLE MADE OF METAL WHICH IMPLIES BMW KNEW OF PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10279131
Incident
Jul 31, 2009
Mileage
12,489 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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