Complaint 996306
2000 BMW K1200LT • POWER TRAIN • incident Jul 8, 2009
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 996306
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- K1200LT
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Jul 8, 2009
- Date Received
- Jul 23, 2013
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW K1200 LT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE AS IF THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FINAL DRIVE BALL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,035 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,500.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.