2001 BMW K1200LT Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW K1200 LT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION. AFTER PULLING OVER HER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK ON THE REAR TIRE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BEARINGS HAD F...

Mileage: 45,151

I HAD THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND > CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. GEAR OIL LEAKED. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED 850 MILES FROM HOME AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. *KB

Mileage: 87,000

2001 BMW K1200LT. REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION INTO BMW MOTORCYCLE FINAL DRIVE FAILURES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO BRING THE MOTORCYCLE TO A SAFE STOP, HE DISCOVERED THE REAR BRAKES DID NOT WORK, WHICH FORCED HIM TO USE THE FRONT BRAKES ONLY, WHICH EXTENDED HIS STOPPING DISTANCE. H...

Mileage: 59,310

2001 BMW K1200LT. REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION INTO BMW MOTORCYCLE FINAL DRIVE FAILURES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO BRING THE MOTORCYCLE TO A SAFE STOP, HE DISCOVERED THE REAR BRAKES DID NOT WORK, WHICH FORCED HIM TO USE THE FRONT BRAKES ONLY, WHICH EXTENDED HIS STOPPING DISTANCE. H...

Mileage: 59,310

2001 BMW K1200LT. REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION INTO BMW MOTORCYCLE FINAL DRIVE FAILURES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO BRING THE MOTORCYCLE TO A SAFE STOP, HE DISCOVERED THE REAR BRAKES DID NOT WORK, WHICH FORCED HIM TO USE THE FRONT BRAKES ONLY, WHICH EXTENDED HIS STOPPING DISTANCE. H...

Mileage: 59,310

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK ON A 2001 BMW. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF REAR BEARING ON 2001 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. REAR BEARING OIL SEAL ALSO FAILED, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE ONTO TIRES AND BRAKING SURFACES. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE IMMEDIATELY AFTER FAILURE, BEFORE OIL IMPAIRED BRAKING ABILITIES. BEARING AND HOUSING WILL BE REPLAC...

Mileage: 91,500

I NOTICED MY BIKE TIRES SEEMED TO BE OUT OF BALANCE, A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAD THE TIRES CHECKED AND ENDED UP REPLACING THEM. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO MOVE TO THE REAR OF THE BIKE AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES, WITH A VIBRATION IN THE FOOTPEGS AND WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A ST...

Mileage: 60,200

BMW MOTORCYCLE K1200LT FINAL DRIVE FAILED 300 MILES FROM HOME. HAD TO RENT A CAR TO GET HOME AND THEN BACK AGAIN TO PICK MOTORCYCLE UP. OUT OF POCKET COST OF REPAIRS AND TRANSPORTATION $700. *TR

Mileage: 30,775

COMPONENT FAILURE, HYDRAULIC BRAKES: ANTILOCK FINAL DRIVE FAILURE BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE

I OWN A 2001 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. I MAINTAIN IT VERY WELL AND CHANGE LUBRICANTS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. MY WIFE AND I WERE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE NOT FAR FROM OUR HOME WHEN WE FELT A ROUGHNESS AND VIBRATION THAT WORSENED AND WORSENED. HEARING THAT THESE BIKES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR A FAILED BEARING IN THE ...

Mileage: 47,314

FAILURE OF REAR DRIVE BEARING ON K1200LT BMW. *AK

Mileage: 28,750

BRAKE HOSE RUPTURED CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO FAIL AND FLUID TO LEAK ON TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 47,195

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE FUEL LINE FITTING QUICK DISCONNECT CAME LOOSE CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ON THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FITTING HIMSELF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

Mileage: 44,039

VIBRATION IN FOOTPEGS AND RUMBLING NOISE FROM REAR DRIVE UNIT. CROWN WHEEL BEARING FAILED. CAUGHT IN TIME BEFORE SERIOUS DAMAGE WAS DONE. THIS BEARING IS THE MAIN SUPPORT ELEMENT FOR THE REAR WHEEL ON THIS MOTORCYCLE. PARTS FROM DAMAGED BEARING HAVE TAKEN OUT OIL SEAL WHICH LEADS TO REAR BRAKE AN...

Mileage: 63,781

VIBRATION IN FOOTPEGS AND RUMBLING NOISE FROM REAR DRIVE UNIT. CROWN WHEEL BEARING FAILED. CAUGHT IN TIME BEFORE SERIOUS DAMAGE WAS DONE. THIS BEARING IS THE MAIN SUPPORT ELEMENT FOR THE REAR WHEEL ON THIS MOTORCYCLE. PARTS FROM DAMAGED BEARING HAVE TAKEN OUT OIL SEAL WHICH LEADS TO REAR BRAKE AN...

Mileage: 63,781

BMW MOTORCYCLE, MODEL K1200LT. RIDING NORMALLY AT 65 MPH ON FREEWAY, OIL LEAKED OUT OF REAR DRIVE UNIT ONTO BRAKES, WHEEL AND TIRE. LOST ALL REAR BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS, TIRE SLIPPED SLIGHTLY ON ROAD. PULLED ONTO SHOULDER, STOPPED BY USING FRONT BRAKE ONLY. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER WHERE REAR DRIVE ...

Mileage: 82,400

THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF REPORTS OF BMW K1200 LT MOTORCYCLES ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AS WELL AS DIRECTLY TO BMW AND AT THE BMW LT OWNERS WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.BMWLT.NET/UBBTHREADS/SHOWFLAT.PHP?CAT=&BOARD=SURVEYS&NUMBER=17109&PAGE=&VIEW=&SB=&O=&FPART=ALL&VC=1 THE COMMON THREAD IS THAT THE BEARING FA...

Mileage: 12,000

WIFE AND I GOING HOME FROM WEEKEND TRIP WHEN OUR MOTORCYCLE STARTED MAKING A GRINDING SOUND FROM THE REAR WHEEL. AFTER GETTING BIKE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD I NOTICED OIL COVERING WHEEL, BRAKE AND TIRE. HAD BIKE TOWED TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS THE REAR DRIVE BEARING. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD A FEW OF TH...

Mileage: 37,000

POOR HEADLIGHT -GIVES OUT ABOUT AS MUCH LIGHT AS A CANDLE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

Mileage: 52,000

REAR DRIVE DIFFERENTIAL MAIN BEARING FAILED ON MY BMW 2001 K1200LT MOTORCYCLE CAUSING A WOBBLING REAR WHEEL AND EXCESSIVE NOISE. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CYCLE UNDER CONTROL AND MAKE IT TO THE DEALER.*AK

Mileage: 26,705

BROKEN THREADED STUD ON SHIFTER LINKAGE BALL ASSY.

Mileage: 11,203

STARTED HEARING A GRINDING NOISE FROM REAR OF MOTORCYCLE AND FELT SOME REAR WHEEL WOOBLE. ROAD WITH THE SYMPTOM FOR ABOUT 15 MILES UNTIL I COULD GET TO A TELEPHONE TO CALL CLOSEST DEALER. DEALER SAID TO RIDE IN. TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES AND SYMPTOMS GOT MUCH WORSE. CALLED A TOWING SERVICE ...

LEFT SIDE OUTBOARD MIRROR BRAKET FELL OFF. MIRROR BRAKETS WERE POORLY DESIGNED, DESIGN POPPED OUT. WHEN CONSUMER WENT OVER A BUMP IN ROAD, MIRROR POPPED OUT ON THE FREEWAY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, THERE IS NO WAY TO TIGHTEN MIRROR. *AK *SCC

READ DRIVE BEARING/SEAL FAILURE, CAUSING GEAR OIL TO COVER REAR TIRE AND BRAKES.*AK

DRIVESHAFT FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER COMING TO A STANDSTILL, OIL WAS ALL OVER THE RIM, THE TIRE AND THE BRAKE PADS, THE REAR END WAS SHIMMYING. *SLC

REAR BRAKES WERE MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND TECHNICIAN URGED CONSUMER NOT TO USE REAR BRAKES UNTIL A REMEDY WAS FOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK