2001 BMW F650gs Dakar

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › rearview mirrors/devices. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices	1		0	0	0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine	1		0	0	1

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly00V267000

Filed Sep 12, 2000417 vehiclesBayerische Motoren Werke

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE FUEL TANK IS EQUIPPED WITH A CARBON CANISTER WHICH HELPS CONTROL EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS CANISTER IS MOUNTED TO A METAL INSERT THAT IS INTEGRATED INTO THE TANK. DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS, THE THICKNESS OF THE FUEL TANK MATERIAL IN THE AREA OF THE INSERT MAY BE LESS THAN INTENDED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS SUCH AS VIBRATION, HIGH TEMPERATURE, ETC., COULD RESULT IN THE FUEL TANK DEVELOPING A CRACK IN THE AREA OF THE INSERT.

Risk. THE FUEL TANK COULD LEAK DURING REFUELING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine1 injured

Filed Jan 28, 2005MA

FOIA REQUEST ANY COMPLAINTS OR INVESTIGATIONS RE 2001 BMW F650GS DAKAR MOTORCYCLE. CLIENT INJURED AS A RESULT OF A STALLING/SURGING PROBLEM, ES HAVE NO RECORDS BIKE. *BF LETTER DOES NOT REFERENCE ANY TYPE OF CRASH OF PROPERTY DAMAGE, ONLY THAT THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices

Filed May 14, 2002AZ

BOTH MIRRORS FOLD IN AT 65 MPH. REQUIRES TAKING ONE HAND OFF HANDLEBAR TO ADJUST..VERY DANGEROUS ESP. IF ON WINDING ROAD OR DURING WINDY CONDITIONS. IT'S A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT BMW WON'T CORRECT. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2002

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2007	0	1	0	Routine
2006	1	1	1	Routine
2002	3	0	0	Routine
2001 — this page	2	1	0	Routine

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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: Sep 12, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.