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2000 BMW R1150gs

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › driveline. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Power Train › Driveline2
000
Tires1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic01V246000
Filed Jul 31, 20012,997 vehiclesBayerische Motoren Werke

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE LINE AND THE SPEEDOMETER DRIVE CABLE COULD BE TOO SMALL. DUE TO COMPRESSION AND REBOUND OF THE FORK, THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE COULD CONTACT AND CHAFE THE BRAKE LINE.

Risk. BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF FRONT BRAKING CAPABILITY. IF THIS HAPPENED, DEPENDING ON TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND THE RIDER'S REACTIONS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FRONT BRAKE LINE AND SPEEDOMETER CABLE. THE BRAKE LINE WILL BE REPLACED IF THE DISTANCE TO THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE IS FOUND TO BE TOO SMALL OR IF IT IS DAMAGED. A NEW PROTECTIVE SLEEVE WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE NEAR THE FRONT FENDER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 18, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117, OPTION #5.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Power Train › Driveline
Filed Oct 21, 2003AL

REAR END, FINAL DRIVE FAILURE ON 2000 BMW R1150GS MOTORCYCLE. *LA

Power Train › Driveline
Filed Oct 20, 200335,000 milesVA

I HAD A FINAL DRIVE BEARING FAILURE IN MY BMW 2000 R1150GS MOTORCYCLE AT 35,000 MILES. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, NEXT TIME IT WILL NOT BE. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING FAR TO FREQUENTLY ON LOW MILEAGE BIKES OF SEVERAL MODELS. *LA

Tires
Filed Aug 1, 2002CA

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A 3/4 INCH SPLIT THAT APPEARS AT THE BASE OF EACT OF THE SMALLEST TREAD BLOCKS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TIRE ONLY, THE SPLIT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE CASING OF THE TIRE, DUNLOP TRAILMAX D604F, 110-80R-19, DOT NUMBER DK8N5NT. *SLC

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2002
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20033100Routine
200221110Routine
20013100Routine
2000 — this page3100Routine

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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: Jul 31, 2001. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.