2002 BMW K Series

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › delivery › hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel/Propulsion System1
010
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings04V028000
Filed Jan 15, 200439,000 vehiclesBayerische Motoren Werke

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE O-RING IN FUEL LINE QUICK-DISCONNECT COUPLING COULD BECOME DAMAGED AND LEAD TO A FUEL LEAK. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM INVOLVING CRIMP-TYPE HOSE CLAMPS, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK.

Risk. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. 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 BEGAN ON APRIL 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel/Propulsion SystemFire
Filed Jun 20, 2025AZ

Approximately on Nov 25, 2024, my BMW K1200RS started on fire. I backed out of my garage and driveway onto the street. I started it up, and within a couple minutes it began smoking. I turned if off immediately and looked under the front of the bike and saw flames. I ran into my house and grabbed my fire extinguisher, and put out the flames. I had help pushing it back into my garage. About a week later I took off the left side panel and reviewed the damage. I put in a claim to my insurance. The agent that contacted me acted as if it was my fault and did this on purpose without saying so. I would agree to having the company take it away. I did not believe I would ever see it again if I complied. I canceled my claim and decided to repair it myself. It tool me 4 months to get parts and repair it. It was a very difficult job. I took many photos to document the damage. I contacted BMW about it because I discovered that others that owned the same model or very similar model with the same engine also had the same problem with about the same mileage and same year. I sent photos to a BMW representative that had its team review the photos. I did this because I think that it needed to know and investigate. After a month later, the representative contacted me, and told me they did not determine anything. I was told that since I repaired the bike, they could not make any determination. My photos were enough to show the cause, which I still have. My conclusion is that one of the fuel inject

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Nov 11, 201120,100 milesMA

HI, I HAVE A BMW K1200RS AND IT HAS A FUEL LINE QUICK DISCONNECT.. THIS WAS ALREADY A RECALL, THE NUMBER OF THE RECALL IS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V028000 NATSA ACTION NUMBER: PE03054 OK THIS RECALL WAS DONE ON MY BIKE ON 6/4/2004. BUT THE THING IS THE SAME PROBLEM IS BACK.. I HAVE A FINE MIST OF GAS SPRAYING OFF THE SIDE OF MY BIKE ONLY WHEN IT IS RUNNING... THIS IS A HUGE FIREBOMB WAITING TO HAPPEN.. THE FIX FOR THE RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM... IF YOU GO ON THIS WEBSITE, BMW FORUM, YOU WILL SEE THAT DOZENS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.. SOMEBODY WILL GET KILLED FROM THIS..... PLEASE HELP!!!! THE BMW DEALER SAID IT WAS FIXED AND WILL NOT FIX IT AGAIN??? *TR

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20045100Routine
20036100Routine
2002 — this page2110Routine
20011100Routine
19942000Routine

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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: Jan 15, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.