1991 BMW K100

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads92V081000

Filed Jun 5, 19922,486 vehiclesBayerische Motoren Werke

Defect. THE BONDING TECHNIQUE USED BETWEEN THE PAD AND THE BACKING PLATE CAN RESULT IN A POROUS JOINT LAYER WHICH WATER AND SALT CAN PENETRATE, RESULTING IN CORROSION OF THE BACKING PLATE.

Risk. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS CAN SEPARATE PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELYFROM THE CORRODED BACKING PLATE, RESULTING IN DECREASED STOPPING ABILITY AND APOSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WITH NEW PADS UTILIZING A DIFFERENT BONDING METHOD WHICH ENSURES A NON-POROUS JOINT LAYER TO PREVENT WATER AND SALT PENETRATION OF THE BACKING PLATE.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Filed Sep 3, 1997MN

WHEN APPLYNG THE BRAKES AT 60MPH THEBRAKES FAILED TO PERFORM, AND THE MOTORCYCLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1991

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1992	0	1	Routine
1991 — this page	1	1	Routine
1990	1	1	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: Jun 5, 1992. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.