Complaint 731363
2000 BMW K1200LT • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE • incident Jul 23, 2009
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 731363
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- K1200LT
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
- Incident Date
- Jul 23, 2009
- Date Received
- Aug 14, 2009
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
Owner Narrative
FINAL DRIVE BEARING FAILURE. THIS INITIALLY CAUSED AN UNSTABLE SIDE TO SIDE MOTION OF THE VEHICLE. BEFORE BEING ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE REAR WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED UP. THEN GEAR OIL LEAKED ONTO THE BRAKE PADS AND DISC RENDERING THEM INEFFECTIVE. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF FINAL DRIVE BEARING FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED TO THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. THIS BEARING HAD ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.