Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2001 BMW F650

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › rearview mirrors/devices. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System1
102
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Suspension › Rear01V047000
Filed Feb 23, 20011,183 vehiclesBayerische Motoren Werke

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. UNDER CERTAIN RIDING CONDITIONS WHEN THE REAR BRAKE AND THE THROTTLE ARE APPLIED SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER SUPPORT COULD BEND, LEADING TO CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRAKE HOSE CONNECTING PIECE ON THE REAR CALIPER AND THE SWING ARM.

Risk. BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE CALIPER COULD OCCUR, RESULTING IN LOSS OF REAR BRAKING CAPABILITY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER SUPPORT AND, IF IT IS BENT, WILL REPLACE THE SWING ARM, TOGETHER WITH THE CALIPER AND BRAKE HOSE, IF NECESSARY. IF THE SUPPORT IS NOT BENT, IT WILL BE REINFORCED WITH A PLASTIC BLOCK. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 10, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117, OPTION #4.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Aug 11, 2004FL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection SystemCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 22, 2002NJ

FAILED OVER 5 TIMES, DEALER CAN'T FIX IT. MOTORCYCLE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT!. FILING LEMON LAW CLAIM IN NJ SOON!*AK

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
Filed May 15, 2002CA

BOTH MIRRORS FOLD BACK DUE TO WIND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, REPEATEDLY, RENDERING THEM USELESS. WHILE RIDING YOU CAN REACH UP AND PUSH THEM BACK BUT THEY WILL JUST FOLD BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN. WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE TO ALLOW RIDER TO SEE TRAFFIC FOLLOWING. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 23, 2001. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.