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2016 BMW S 1000 Rr 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 Jun 12, 2018
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 Apr 12, 2017

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2016 BMW S 1000 Rr. 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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ElectricalEngine
Filed Jun 12, 2018

I BELIEVE IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT WHEN THE KEY TO A VEHICLE IS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, THE ENGINE SHOULD BE TURNED OFF WITH IT. HOWEVER, AS SHOWN TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY WITHIN THE PICTURE I HAVE PROVIDED, MY ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING AND CAN BE REVVED WHILE THE KEY IS NOT PRESENT. MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS A FULLY STREET LEGAL BIKE THAT HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED FOR TRACK/PROFESSIONAL USE. THE DANGER OF THIS LIES WITHIN THE FACT THAT NOT ALL RIDERS PUT THEIR MOTORCYCLE INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE RELEASING THE CLUTCH LEVER AND TURNING OFF THE BIKE NOR ARE THEY REQUIRED; WHICH MEANS THEY COULD UNKNOWINGLY PROPEL THE BIKE FROM UNDERNEATH THEM HURTING NOT ONLY THEMSELVES, BUT BYSTANDERS AS WELL AS PROPERTY DAMAGE. BMW MOTORCYCLES HAS AN EXCELLENT WARRANTY THAT WOULD NORMALLY COVER THIS ISSUE, ONLY IF THE OWNER EXPERIENCED IT WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME FRAME. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER THOUSANDS OF MOTORCYCLES WITHOUT WARRANTY COVERAGE THAT COULD EASILY EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE? IT IS NOT POPULAR, BUT A KNOWN ISSUE WITHIN THE S1000RR COMMUNITY.

NHTSA ID
11101295
Incident
Jun 10, 2018
Mileage
38,750 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Apr 12, 2017

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. WORKED FINE WHEN NEW. THIS PROBLEM STARTED 3-4 MONTHS AFTER NEW. LAST TIME AT THE DEALER (SF BMW MOTORCYCLES) WAS 3/25/17 - THE DEALER REPLICATED THE ISSUE, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A FIX. THE DEALER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM BMW N.A. BMW N.A. STATES "THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAVE REPLICATED IT ON OTHER BIKES", "NOT A DEFECT, BUT A FEATURE OF THE BIKE". BMW N.A. WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THE BIKE SERVICED OR FIXED. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! NOT ONLY THIS MOTORCYCLE, BUT OTHERS WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION HAVE THIS ISSUE AS WELL.

NHTSA ID
10972133
Incident
Mar 25, 2017
Mileage
5,000 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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