Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 06/01/2002 | 1 | 07/01/2099 | |
| While riding the motorcycle at highway speeds, i noticed a thumping sound and vibration coming from the area of the rear wheel. initially it was intermittent and inspection of the tire and wheel did not reveal the cause. after approximately 70 miles the noise and vibration became noticeably worse and as i pulled to the side of the road the final drive failed and sprayed the final drive oil onto the rear tire and wheel. approximately 2 weeks prior to the failure the speedometer sensor, which is attached to the final drive unit, became defective and was replaced by the dealer. i understand that this is happening fairly often with this model of motorcycle, and it is very dangerous to have gear oil sprayed onto the tires.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 11/07/2003 | 46165 | 1 | 03/13/1999 |
| Bmw k1200lt motorcycle rear drive failure. rear wheel bearing failed without warning.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 09/06/2003 | 54000 | 1 | 07/09/1999 |
| Failure of a rear end bearing and oil seal on my 1999 bmw k1200lti motorcycle. this failure caused an oil spill and a serious potential and dangerous situation. *ph | |||
| 09/20/2002 | 10/01/2001 | ||
| There have been many failures of this component registered with bmw but they refuse to issue a recall. having the rear end of a motorcycle lock up at any speed can cause loss of control and possible death.*ak | |||