2002 BMW R1200C
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
5 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Power train
My final drive had a catastrophic failure at 29,963 miles on 12/18/08. It was determined that the crown gear or bearings deteriorated, chewed up the seals, and caused gear oil to leak onto my rear wheel. A BMW dealer rebuilt the drive using oem parts, and it failed again at 32,164 miles on 6/25/09.…
My final drive had a catastrophic failure at 29,963 miles on 12/18/08. It was determined that the crown gear or bearings deteriorated, chewed up the seals, and caused gear oil to leak onto my rear wheel. A BMW dealer rebuilt the drive using oem parts, and it failed again at 32,164 miles on 6/25/09. It was rebuilt a 2ND time and recently failed a 3RD time on 9/29/11 at 47,647. This time I purchased a brand new final drive from BMW in germany for almost $1400 rather than rebuilding again, however, I'm afraid its only a matter of time. Last time I needed to get towed home and broke down in the middle of the northern state parkway in long island. Each time the repair was paid for out of my pocket as the bike IS out of warranty. Each time the dealer and BMW denied any knowledge of final drive integrity issues without eh BMW r1200c models. *kb
- Power train › Clutch assembly › Pedal/hand lever(motorcycle) · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Master cylinder
I own a 2002 BMW r1200c that had about 5500 miles on it before the following failure; the bearing on the end of the clutch slave cylinder piston failed, spinning the slave cylinder piston in it's bore, burned the brake fluid and bled aluminum particles throughout the hydraulic clutch circuit. This…
I own a 2002 BMW r1200c that had about 5500 miles on it before the following failure; the bearing on the end of the clutch slave cylinder piston failed, spinning the slave cylinder piston in it's bore, burned the brake fluid and bled aluminum particles throughout the hydraulic clutch circuit. This rendered the clutch lever inoperable and I could no longer put the motorcycle in neutral. I had to pull over on the shoulder of the highway and let the bike stall in gear, which had a tendency to lock up the rear tire. BMW fixed the problem under warranty, but I've found out through conversation with several mechanics, this particular problem happens fairly frequently. If this IS a design flaw, how long will it be before the new components fail.
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
While riding back rest fell off.*ak outside scope of recall_id 11776 (00v-289)
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
While riding, back rest fell off.*ak *yh
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
While riding backrest fell off.*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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