Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1994 BMW K Series

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Vehicle Speed Control1
000
Power Train1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Power Train
Filed Sep 4, 2007MT

HELLO, I OWN A 1994 BMW K75RT MOTORCYCLE. THE COMPANY HAS BEEN AWARE OF A DESIGN FLAW IN THE SPLINE DESIGN AT BOTH ENDS OF THE DRIVE SHAFT, YET FAILS TO OFFER ANY HELP... ONLY A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR! THE SPLINES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR WEARING OUT AT EITHER END - AT CLUTCH SPLINE END, OR AT FINAL DRIVE SPLINE END. NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS ALSO HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM OVER MANY YEARS. THERE IS EVEN TALK OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THE "OFFICIAL" BMW 'MOTORCYCLE OWNERS OF AMERICA' WEBSITE. *TR UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED BMW TELLS OWNERS TO LUBE CLUTCH SPLINES EVERY 40000 BUT THE GREASING DOES NOT LAST BUT GM FAILS TO RECOMMEND REGULAR LUBING OF FINAL DRIVE SPLINES. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 6, 199500

MOTORCYCLE WILL BACKFIRE UPON DECELERATION DUE TO FUEL DELIVER SYSTEM THROTTLE SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20045100Routine
20036100Routine
20022110Routine
20011100Routine
1994 — this page2000Routine

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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.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.