2001 BMW R1100 S

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar00V318000

Filed Oct 11, 2000718 vehiclesBayerische Motoren Werke

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH HIGH-MOUNTED HANDLEBARS. THE HIGH-MOUNTED HANDLEBARS ARE POSITION ON TOP OF THE UPPER FORK CLAMP AND ARE CLAMPED TO THE TOP OF EACH UPPER FORK TUBE. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A HANDLEBAR TO ROTATE FORWARD.

Risk. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE RIDING, THE RIDER'S BALANCE COULD BE UPSET AND A CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY COULD RESULT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL DEGREASE THE CLAMPING CONNECTION PARTS, REWORK THE POSITIONING TAB (IF NECESSARY) TO FIT PROPERLY IN THE CORRESPONDING GAP IN THE UPPER FORK CLAMP, AND RESET THE TORQUE OF THE CLAMPING CONNECTIONS.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train

Filed Feb 4, 201260,000 milesCA

THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AT AN EARLIER DATE AT ABOUT 30K. *KB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2004	1	0	Routine
2003	1	1	Routine
2001 — this page	1	1	Routine
2000	0	1	Routine
1999	4	4	Routine

Compare every R1100 S year →

Other BMW models

All BMW models →

X5 3,129 328i 2,576 X3 1,986 325i 1,368 Z4 1,280 3 Series 842 528i 830 330i 813 335i 809 X1 666

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: Oct 11, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.