Complaint 590841
2000 BMW K1200LT • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT • incident Jul 26, 2006
- Complaint ID
- 590841
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- K1200LT
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
- Incident Date
- Jul 26, 2006
- Date Received
- Aug 2, 2006
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Owner Narrative
I PURCHASED MY K1200LT LAST MONDAY (24 JULY 2006) FROM A RESIDENT IN OHIO. DROVE THE BIKE HOME TO GEORGIA. I FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION OVER THE LAST 100 MILES OR SO. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE ROAD. T HE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE BIKE OUT, VIBRATION AND A RUBBING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE REAR END. WHEN I GOT THE BIKE HOME I NOTICE OIL LEAKING FROM WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE REAR BRAKE. TOOK BIKE TO BMW THEY SAID IT WAS FINAL DRIVE FAILURE. BIKE IS STILL IN THE SHOP. I ONLY OWNED THE BIKE FOR TWO DAYS AND ALREADY A MAJOR PROBLEM. *JB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.