Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Sep 18, 20072,600 milesPA
FAILURE OF THE REAR DRIVE ON A 2006 BMW MOTORCYCLE (R1200RT). FAILURE CAUSED BY A BAD BEARING AFTER ONLY 2,600 MILES. *TR
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2006 BMW R1200 RT complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →
Power Train › Driveline
Filed Oct 7, 20063,610 milesTX
BMW R1200RT FINAL DRIVE. *JB
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Trunk Lid › Lock
Filed Sep 19, 20062,599 milesNJ
WHILE RIDING MY 2006 BMW R1200RT MOTORCYCLE IN HARRIMAN STATE PARK THE REAR TOP CASE CAME OFF OF MY VEHICLE AND NARROWLY MISSES MY FRIEND WHO WAS FOLLOWING ME ON AN AFTERNOON RIDE. THE CASE OPENED UPON IMPACTING THE GROUND DROPPING MY PERSONAL BELONGINGS ON THE ROADWAY........ THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE AND I HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE WITH THE 2005/2006 R1200 MODELS OF GS AND RT. PEOPLE COULD BE HURT IF THIS IS NOT LOOKED INTO ....ALSO GREAT LOSSES TO OWNERS IN TIME AND MONEY TO REPAIR DAMAGED EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS. *JB
Power Train › Axle Hubs
Filed Sep 18, 20063,500 milesOR
AFTER 3500 MILES OF NORMAL USE MY 2006 BMW R1200RT'S REAR WHEEL BEGAN TO COME OFF THE REAR DRIVE ASSEMBLY POSING A SAFETY THREAT TO ME. THE MECHANICAL LINK BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND FINAL DRIVE APPARENTLY FAILED CAUSING EXCESS PLAY IN THE REAR WHEEL AND RESULTING IN ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR, POOR HANDLING, AND WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. *JB
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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