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2015 BMW R Nine T 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 Apr 20, 2017
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 Jul 27, 2016

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2015 BMW R Nine T. 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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Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 20, 2017

THE TAIL LIGHT ON MY MOTORCYCLE IS FAILING ON A RECURRING BASIS. AT MY 6000 MILE SERVICE I POINTED OUT THAT IT APPEARED TO HAVE DUST GETTING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE LIGHT. UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TECHNICIAN THEY DETERMINED THE REFLECTOR HAD DETACHED FROM THE HOUSING AND WAS CHAFING AGAINST THE OTHER PARTS, CREATING A PLASTIC DUST THAT WAS STICKING TO THE REFLECTOR AND INTERIOR OF THE LENS. A REPLACEMENT WAS PROVIDED AND INSTALLED. AT AROUND 9,900 MILES THE SAME ISSUE HAD REAPPEARED ON THE NEW TAIL LIGHT. BMW SUPPLIED ANOTHER TAIL LIGHT WHICH HAS NOW BEEN INSTALLED. THIS IS THE THIRD TAIL LIGHT INSTALLED. THE PLASTIC DUST DIMINISHES THE LIGHT TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE CLEAR LENS AND THE UNIT IS NOT ABLE TO BE DISASSEMBLED FOR CLEANING. THIS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND ANY VEHICLES FOLLOWING ME. THE PICTURES PROVIDED ARE OF THE ORIGINAL (FIRST) TAIL LIGHT AND THE SECOND ONE PROVIDED AS REPLACEMENT WHEN NEW BEFORE INSTALLATION. ORIGINAL TAIL LIGHT HAS A DATE CODE OF 29.9.14 (SEPT. 29, 2014) SECOND TAIL LIGHT HAS A DATE CODE OF: 12.06.15 (JUNE 6, 2015) PART NUMBER APPEARS TO BE DIFFERENT. 717.01.000.00 (OLD), 717.02.000.00 (NEW). I DO NOT HAVE THIS DATA FOR THE NEWEST (THIRD) LIGHT ASSEMBLY BUT IT IS IDENTICAL IN APPEARANCE TO THE SECOND. AS YOU CAN SEE THE DESIGN OF THE SECOND IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT COMPARED TO THE FIRST. THERE ARE RED PLASTIC PIECES ADDED TO THE INTERIOR. THE REST APPEARS TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME.

NHTSA ID
10979628
Incident
Apr 19, 2016
Mileage
6,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 27, 2016

IN THE MORNINGS THE CLUTCH FAILS TO ENGAGE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM NEUTRAL INTO 1ST GEAR. THE CLUTCH HAS TO BE "PUMPED" SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR AGAIN. AFTER LONG PERIODS OF DRIVING THE SHIFTING OF GEARS IS MORE DIFFICULT SPECIALLY FROM FIFTH TO SIXTH GEAR, SOMETIMES THE SIXTH GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL KICK BACK TO FIFTH GEAR. EITHER AIR BOUND FROM THE FACTORY OR MASTER CYLINDER OR OTHER UNION LEAKING IS CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO NEED TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE/DISENGAGE. ALSO AT TRAFFIC STOPS AFTER LONG PERIODS OF DRIVING THE IDLING CAN BECOME A LITTLE ROUGH SINCE IT SEEMS AS IF THE CLUTCH IS NOT HOLDING THE CLUTCH IN THE DISENGAGED POSITION.

NHTSA ID
10888880
Incident
Jul 27, 2016
Mileage
1,500 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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