1994 BMW R1100rsl

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train › Manual Transmission	1		0	0	0
Power Train › Axle Assembly	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline97V173000

Filed Oct 8, 19971,275 vehiclesBayerische Motoren Werke

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE OWNER'S MANUAL WARNS THE RIDER NOT TO LEAVE THE ENGINE RUNNING UNNECESSARILY WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS STATIONARY AND TO RIDE OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING.

Risk. IF THIS WARNING IS IGNORED AND THE ENGINE IS LEFT RUNNING AT AN INCREASED SPEED ABOVE IDLE WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS AT A STANDSTILL WITH THE AIR STREAM REQUIRED FOR COOLING MISSING, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TEMPERATURE WILL RISE CONSIDERABLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.

Remedy. OWNERS WILL BE SENT A WARNING LABEL FOR THEIR MOTORCYCLE AND AN OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train › Manual Transmission

Filed Jun 9, 2000TN

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Power Train › Axle Assembly

Filed Apr 13, 1998CA

REAR DRIVESHAFT, WHEN HEATED UP OR SUBJECT TO AN INCREASE IN AMBIENT ALTITUDE, CAN SIPHON OUT A QUANTITY OF OIL FROM ITS VENT DUE TO HIGHER RELATIVE PRESSURE INSIDE THE CASE.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1996	7	1	Routine
1995	4	1	Routine
1994 — this page	2	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: Oct 8, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.