1996 BMW R1100

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › manual transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Wheels › Rim	1		0	0	0
Power Train › Manual Transmission	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › Wiring97V237000

Filed Dec 31, 19972,000 vehiclesBayerische Motoren Werke

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. A SHEET METAL PLATE MOUNTED TO THE FRONT OF THE FRAME BELOW THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAN CAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS TO BE STRETCHED TOO TIGHT AS THE HANDLEBARS ARE TURNED FULLY TO ONE SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE WIRING HARNESS IS ATTACHED TO ANOTHER HARNESS WITH A CABLE TIE THAT IS PLACED TOO FAR FORWARD LIMITING THE HANDLEBAR MOVEMENT.

Risk. THE HARNESS WIRES CAN BE DAMAGED OR COULD BREAK OR PULL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. IF THE HARNESS WIRES WERE DAMAGED BUT NOT BROKEN OR DISCONNECTED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COULD BE AFFECTED WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS BEING DRIVEN. HESITATION, MISFIRING, OR "CUTTING OUT" COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE WIRE TIE CONNECTING THE TWO WIRING HARNESSES TO A POINT FURTHER BACK FROM THE ORIGINAL LOCATION SO THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS HAS SUFFICIENT FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT. ALSO IF THE WIRING HARNESS IS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED, THE IGNITION SWITCH (WITH HARNESS) WILL BE REPLACED.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train › Manual Transmission

Filed Aug 29, 2001NY

THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR UNDER ACCELERATION AND THE CLUTCH SLIPS UNDER LOAD DUE TO FAULTY INPUT SHAFT SEAL, BOTH COMPONENTS STILL FUNCTION BUT PRESENT A DANGER WHILE DRIVING.NLM

Wheels › Rim

Filed Jul 27, 2000NY

FRONT ALUMINI WHEEL WHICH WHILE DRIVING OVER POT HOLES/ROAD HAZARDS, ETC., WHEEL RIM BEND WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER SAID TO PUT MORE AIR IN THE TIRE THAN SPECIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2000	3	0	Routine
1999	1	0	Routine
1998	3	0	Routine
1997	0	1	Routine
1996 — this page	2	1	Routine
1995	2	1	Routine
1994	1	2	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: Dec 31, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.