Complaint 416348

2000 BMW K1200LT • POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY • incident Jun 8, 2001

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
416348
Make
BMW
Model
K1200LT
Model Year
2000
Incident Date
Jun 8, 2001
Date Received
Jul 6, 2003
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY

Owner Narrative

THE SHIFT LINKAGE ON MY 2000 BMW K1200LTC BROKE WHILE I WAS RIDING THE BIKE AROUIND TOWN. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF UPSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER WENT TOTALLY LIMP. LUCKILY I WAS NEAR HOME AND ABLE TO LIMP THERE IN 3RD GEAR. THIS COULD PROVE TO BE VERY UNSAFE IN THE WRONG CIRCUMSTANCES, AND SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING.*AK

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.