2001 BMW R1100 RT Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Deaths
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Oct 29, 2006
Structure
RE: BMW R1100R MOTORCYCLE, 2001 MODEL: EXHAUST WELD FAILURE WHERE CANISTER ATTACHES TO FRAME R/R REAR SUBFRAME. 2ND FAILURE OCCURRED AT 35950 MILES. THE SAME WELD FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY AND REAR SUBFRAME WAS REPLACED. *NM
Mileage: 3,590
Oct 17, 2002
Fuel System, Gasoline
4/4/2002 - A SIMILAR VEHICLE DRIVER WAS KILLED IN A FIRE ON I-880 NORTH BETWEEN MONTEGUE & GREAT MALL. I SUSPECT THIS WAS CAUSE OF DEATH. DT
Jul 11, 2001
Visibility
THE MOTORCYLCE MIRRORS DID NOT HOLD POSITION AFTER LESS THAN TWO MONTHS OF RIDING, ESPECIALLY IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MIRRORS AT N/C AND INDICATED THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER IN A BUNCH MORE BECAUSE THEY EXPECTED TO SEE MORE OF THE SAME. THE MIRROR BALL-JOINT AND BLACK PLASTIC...