Complaint 481723
2000 BMW K1200LT • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT • incident Jun 26, 2004
- Complaint ID
- 481723
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- K1200LT
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
- Incident Date
- Jun 26, 2004
- Date Received
- Jun 27, 2004
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Owner Narrative
I HAVE A 2000 BMW K1200LTC MOTORCYCLE. WHILE RIDING YESTERDAY, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS NOTICED AND CAUSED THE REAR OF THE BIKE TO WOBBLE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED IT. THE REAR DRIVE UNIT HAS FAILED AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT SPEED ON AN INTERSTATE HWY. I AM GOING TO CONTACT THE DEALER FOR OUT-OF-WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVE SINCE THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON FAILURE ON THIS MODEL. I AM INFORMING NHTSA TO PROVIDE FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.