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2009 BMW R 1200 RT US 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 Sep 23, 2014
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 Nov 13, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2009 BMW R 1200 RT US. 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 Sep 23, 2014

STARTED THE BIKE AND FUEL STARTED SPRAYING ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. TOOK OFF THE FUEL TANK AND THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10638302
Incident
Sep 22, 2014
Mileage
7,700 mi
Fuel system
Filed Nov 13, 2013

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENDING STRIP. FIRST STRIP FAILED APPROX. 52,000 MILES; SECOND STRIP FAILED WITHIN ONE TANKFUL OF REPLACEMENT. NOW ON THIRD SENDING STRIP. KNOWN PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE YEARS OF BMW MOTORCYCLES WITH NO MANUFACTURER RESPONSE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10552157
Incident
Jun 15, 2013
Mileage
52,000 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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