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2000 BMW R1200C 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 Jan 5, 2011
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 Oct 13, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 BMW R1200C. 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

Showing 1–4 of 4

BrakesPowertrain (other)
Filed Jan 5, 2011

I WAS PROCEEDING SOUTHBOUND ON US HWY 17 SOUTH OF ORANGE PARK, FL, WHEN I OBSERVED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS WERE BLINKING, INDICATING A BRAKE FAILURE. AS I SLOWED DOWN FOR AN UPCOMING TRAFFIC LIGHT AT CLAY COUNTY ROAD 209, I COULD HEAR A CRUNCH-CRUNCH-CRUNCH GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FINAL DRIVE AT THE REAR, AND I NOTICED THAT I HAD NO BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AT THE REAR WHEEL. I PULLED INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT AND EXAMINED THE REAR WHEEL, BRAKES, AND FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY. THERE HAD BEEN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE FINAL DRIVE UNIT, WHICH COATED THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR, WHEEL, AND TIRE WITH THE FINAL DRIVE FLUID. I ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE WOBBLING OF THE ASSEMBLY HAD DAMAGED THE ABS SENSOR. HAD IT BEEN AN EMERGENCY STOP, ABS WAS RENDERED INOPERATIVE. THIS IS THE THIRD FINAL DRIVE FAILURE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE.

NHTSA ID
10375760
Incident
Nov 13, 2010
Mileage
55,945 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 9, 2004

THE RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL HOUSING BROKE AND THE SIGNAL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY CLEAR CAUSE. HAD TO REPLACE IT AND DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART.*AK

NHTSA ID
10086460
Incident
Aug 5, 2004
Mileage
4,850 mi
Engine
Filed Feb 22, 2001

CONSUMER STATES EXHAUST PIPES ARE POSITIONED BELOW FOOT PEGS SO THAT WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AND PUT FEET DOWN, IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT PANT LEG WILL AT LEAST BRUSH UP AGAINST PIPE, CONSUMER HAS RUINED CLOTHES BECAUSE OF THIS, BMW DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM, THEY SUGGESTED TO CONSUMER THAT HE BUY AFTER MARKET EXHAUST GUARDS, WHICH ARE EXPENSIVE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
559864
Filed Oct 13, 2000

2000 MODEL. SUPPORT BRACE FOR THE BACK REST SEPARATED FROM MOTORCYCLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID
872950
Incident
Sep 29, 2000

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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