2000 BMW K1200LT defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2000 BMW K1200LT. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• M/C final drive ball bearing failure
  Defect Petition DP12001 · opened Jan 20, 2012 · closed Jun 20, 2013

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a defect petition requesting that it open an investigation into model year (MY) 1998-2009 BMW KLT series motorcycles for final drive bearing failures.The petitioner asked NHTSA to issue an order that [BMW] be required to recall the affected models for inspection ofcomp…

• FUEL LINE LEAKAGE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE03054 · opened Dec 1, 2003 · closed Jan 23, 2004 · led to recall 04V028000

  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, the…