2001 BMW R1200C
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
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- Power train
Having suffered my first final drive failure 30,000 miles ago, knew I was feeling the same grinding vibration through my seat as the previous failure. No choice but to ride the 55 miles home. After the cycle cooled, I pulled the final drive drain plug and out oozed a silvery, slurry…
Having suffered my first final drive failure 30,000 miles ago, knew I was feeling the same grinding vibration through my seat as the previous failure. No choice but to ride the 55 miles home. After the cycle cooled, I pulled the final drive drain plug and out oozed a silvery, slurry mixture....remnants of the final drive bearings. While I am thrilled my cycle brought me home, it was a bit harrowing as it feels as if the rear wheel was going to fall off! Pronounced wobble of the tire/wheel, even though it was securely bolted to the hub. BMW has a real problem! *tr
- Exterior lighting › Tail lights · Exterior lighting › Turn signal
Cracking tail light bezel and turn signal stalks repeatedly. *jb
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Driving at 55 mph in 4TH gear or driving in 5TH gear traveling 65 to 70 extreme vibration causing excessive fatigue within a hour of driving. BMW dealers and represenitaves say it IS designed to do that because they copyed harley davidson and there IS nothing they can do. This issue makes the bike unusable for trips and any highway driving expecially at night. *ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Fuel line leakage
BMW IS conducting a recall (04v-028).an information request(ir)response was not received. Upon bmw's receipt of the ir, and after discussions with odi, bmwdetermined that a recall was necessary. On certain motorcycles, the o-ring contained within the fuel line quick-disconnect coupling could become damaged.further…
BMW IS conducting a recall (04v-028).an information request(ir)response was not received. Upon bmw's receipt of the ir, and after discussions with odi, bmwdetermined that a recall was necessary. On certain motorcycles, the o-ring contained within the fuel line quick-disconnect coupling could become damaged.further, there IS also a problem involving crimp-type hose clamps, which can also result in a small fuel leak.dealers will inspect, and if necessary, adjust all crimp-type hose clamps.also all fuel line quick-disconnect couplings will be inspected.if a leak IS detected, the quick-disconnect o-ring will be replaced.if damaged, the coupling will be replaced.owner notification IS expected to begin during february 2004.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10037025BMW: procedure for determining and replacing incandescent and halogen light bulbs under warranty.
- 10033130BMW vehicles: fuel level sensor repairs. Where it IS necessary to replace the right or the left side fuel level sensor due to a failure, the entire pump and housing or delivery unit (suction jet assembly) do not need to be replaced as well. In some cases, epc does not show that the repair kit IS available separately in the illustration, but it IS available in the parts description. All models. No model years listed.
- 10030825BMW motorcycle: engine fuels containing ethanol. BMW motorrad has no objection to the use of si engine fuels containing up to a maximum of 10% ethanol and imposes no warranty restrictions. Ethanol mixtures in proportions higher than 10% can have an adverse effect on performance and can result in damage to components that come into contract with fuel. No warranty claims whatsoever for damage caused in this way will be accepted. No model years listed.
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