2006 BMW R 1200 RT

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 model year R-model motorcycles, model year 2005-2012 K-model motorcycles, model year 2010-2011 S 1000 model motorcycles, and model year 2006-2010 HP2 motorcycles. In the affected motorcycles, the fuel pump flange (and the aux

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 R1200GS and R1200RT, 2006-2010 R1200GS Adventure, 2007-2010 R1200R, 2007 R1200S and K1200R Sport, 2005-2007 R1200ST, 2008-2009 HP2 Megamoto, 2006 HP2 Enduro, 2008-2010 HP2 Sport, 2005-2008 K1200S, 2006-2008 K1200R, K1200GT, 20

I WAS CRUISING ALONG ON MY BMW R1200 RT AT THE 70MPH SPEED LIMIT WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT FLASHED REPEATEDLY ON THE DASH, ALONG WITH A RED WARNING TRIANGLE. I IMMEDIATELY LOOK FOR THE NEXT EXIT, BUT BEFORE I GET TO THE EXIT, I ENCOUNTER A HEAVY RAIN. WHEN I TRY TO SLOW THE BIKE, THE BRAKES ARE NUMB, AND VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS. THIS CAUSES AN IMMEDIATE PANIC, BUT I'M ABLE TO SLOW THE BIKE AFTER A VERY LONG INTERVAL. I PARK THE BIKE AND READ THE OWNERS MANUAL ABOUT THE FAILURE. IT IS DESCRIBED AS A SERIOUS FAILURE WHICH WILL CAUSE THE SERVO ASSIST TO BE DEACTIVATED, BUT THE BIKE IS STILL RIDEABLE. SINCE I WAS OVER 300 MILES FROM HOME, I ATTEMPTED TO MANAGE THE PROBLEM AS THE MANUAL RECOMMENDED. THE BIKE IS BASICALLY UNRIDEABLE AND NOT CONTROLLABLE WHEN THIS ERROR APPEARS. THERE IS NO WAY TO CONTROL YOUR STOP, AND THIS IS NOTHING LIKE JUST LOSING YOUR ABS, AND HAVING TO RESORT TO REGULAR BRAKES. THIS IS LIKE HAVING ABOUT 30% OF YOUR BRAKES AVAILABLE! WHICH IS TERRIFYIN

Mileage: 7,806

I WAS CRUISING ALONG ON MY BMW R1200 RT AT THE 70MPH SPEED LIMIT WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT FLASHED REPEATEDLY ON THE DASH, ALONG WITH A RED WARNING TRIANGLE. I IMMEDIATELY LOOK FOR THE NEXT EXIT, BUT BEFORE I GET TO THE EXIT, I ENCOUNTER A HEAVY RAIN. WHEN I TRY TO SLOW THE BIKE, THE BRAKES ARE NUMB, AND VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS. THIS CAUSES AN IMMEDIATE PANIC, BUT I'M ABLE TO SLOW THE BIKE AFTER A VERY LONG INTERVAL. I PARK THE BIKE AND READ THE OWNERS MANUAL ABOUT THE FAILURE. IT IS DESCRIBED AS A SERIOUS FAILURE WHICH WILL CAUSE THE SERVO ASSIST TO BE DEACTIVATED, BUT THE BIKE IS STILL RIDEABLE. SINCE I WAS OVER 300 MILES FROM HOME, I ATTEMPTED TO MANAGE THE PROBLEM AS THE MANUAL RECOMMENDED. THE BIKE IS BASICALLY UNRIDEABLE AND NOT CONTROLLABLE WHEN THIS ERROR APPEARS. THERE IS NO WAY TO CONTROL YOUR STOP, AND THIS IS NOTHING LIKE JUST LOSING YOUR ABS, AND HAVING TO RESORT TO REGULAR BRAKES. THIS IS LIKE HAVING ABOUT 30% OF YOUR BRAKES AVAILABLE! WHICH IS TERRIFYIN

Mileage: 7,806

THE FINAL DRIVE FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 29,000 MILES. THE REPAIR IS OVER $2,000. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

SOMETIME BEFORE 04/23/09 (MAYBE A MONTH) THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD STAY ON UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON THE BRAKES WORKED BUT IT WAS ALL OR NOTHING. JUST TOUCHING THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK THEM UP, BOTH FRONT AND REAR SINCE THE HAND BRAKE OPERATES BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. SINCE MY COMMUTE RIDES WERE 12 MILES, I ONLY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM 2 OR 3 TIMES PRIOR TO TAKING THE MOTORCYCLE INTO BMW MOTORCYCLES OF VENTURA COUNTY FOR SERVICE. ON 04/23/09 I TOOK THE BIKE IN FOR SERVICE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BATTERY VOLTAGE WAS LOW AND SHOWED 12.52 VDC AND SHOULD BE MINIMUM OF 12.6 VDC. THE DEALER CHARGED THE BATTERY. ALSO, THEY BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO THE TUNE OF $241.20. THE BRAKE PROBLEM CONTINUED BUT WOULD ONLY RESURFACE ABOUT TWICE A MONTH AND I WAS THINKING THIS WAS BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS RUNNING OUT OF JUICE AND CAUSING THE ABS TO MALFUNCTION. I BOUGHT A DIGITAL BATTERY TENDER AND KEPT THE BATTERY

Mileage: 8,800

CRACKED FUEL PUMP FLANGE,LEAKING GAS AND SPRAYING ON RIDER. THIS IS THE FOURTH BMW BIKE I HAVE OWNED AND HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

PLASTIC FUEL CONNECTOR BROKE WHILE RIDING ON EXPRESSWAY - FUEL SPEWED WHILE RIDING AT 55 MPH ALL OVER RIDER'S LEG - SOAKED PANTS LEG AND BOOT. ABLE TO MAKE IT SAFELY TO MY HOME WITHOUT RUNNING OUT OF FUEL OR CATCHING FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 9,070

THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED AROUND THE POINT WHERE THE FUEL LINE CONNECTS TO THE FLANGE THAT MOUNTS THE FUEL PUMP TO THE TANK. THESE CRACKS ALLOWED FUEL TO LEAK DOWN THE SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND ONTO MY CLOTHING AND THE FAIRING OF THE MOTORCYCLE. IT WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL THE MOTORCYCLE WAS STOPPED. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

MOTORCYCLE DEVELOPED SEVERE FUEL LEAK AT THE FLANGE ON THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FUEL LINE CONNECTS. SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE FLANGE ALLOWED FUEL TO LEAK OUT AND LAND ON ENGINE AND EXHAUST. MAJOR FIRE HAZARD!!! *TR

Mileage: 12,219

THE PLASTIC FLANGE ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP /HOSE COUPLER AREA WAS FOUND TO HAVE ONE RADIAL CRACK WHICH POSSIBLY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN LEAKING FUEL UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR LEAKING FUEL TO DRIP ONTO THE TOP OF THE HOT ENGINE AND RESULT IN A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 21,710

THERE IS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS PARKED AND WHEN IN MOTION. THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE HOUSING HAS CRACKED AND HAS ALLOWED RAW FUEL TO ESCAPE FROM THE HIGH-PRESSURE DISCONNECT. THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN RIDDEN AND PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE WHERE THE FUMES MAY COLLECT AND PRESENT A FIRE HAZARD. THIS LEAK IS WITHIN INCHES OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND ABOVE THE LEFT EXHAUST HEADER. THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS LESS THAN 5,500 MILES WHEN THE CRACK(S) DEVELOPED. *JS

FUEL PUMP UNIT FLANGE CRACKED WHERE PRESSURE FITTING SCREWS IN. POTENTIAL GROSS FUEL LEAK AS REPORTED BY MANY OTHER OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 12,025

THE FINAL DRIVE FAILED SPEWING OIL OVER THE REAR WHEEL AND TIRE. BIKE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE. *TR

Mileage: 45,571

FUEL PUMP HOUSING SPLIT AT THE DISCHARGE PORT CONNECTION. FOUR CRACKS OF EQUAL LENGTH AT 12, 3, 6 AND 9 O'CLOCK POSITIONS AROUND THE PORT. FUEL WAS PUMPED OUT OF THE CRACKS AND FLOWED ON TO THE TANK HOUSING AND THE LEFT CYLINDER. REQUIRED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

Mileage: 6,200

THE FUEL PUMP (SIEMENS) COLLAR ON THE FUEL LINE HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS AROUND THE QUICK CONNECT/QUICK DISCONNECT AT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WHERE THE FUEL LINE LEAVES THE GAS TANK, THIS COULD RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC FUEL LEAK AND FIRE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THIS PLASTIC COLLAR, WHICH PROVIDES THE ANCHOR FOR THE CONNECTION FOR THE OUTGOING FUEL LINE, FAILS. I AM AWARE OF OTHER CASES OF THIS OCCURRING. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

CRACK FUEL PUMP FLANGE- LEAKING GAS; FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 29,796

THREE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC FLANGE AROUND THE HIGH PRESSURE QUICK DISCONNECT ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME I FOUND MYSELF AND THE MOTORCYCLE STANDING IN A 6 FOOT DIAMETER CIRCLE OF GASOLINE ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR A SERIOUS CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE IGNITED FROM THE RUNNING ENGINE WITH POTENTIALLY DEADLY RESULTS. INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE MOUNTING PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS R1200 RT BMW MOTORCYCLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY END UP WITH SOMEONE GETTING SERIOUSLY HURT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA MY OTHERS. THE INITIAL REPORT I BELIEVE TO BE JBN1-18051 I DO HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE FAILURE AVAILABLE IF REQUIRED. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

FUEL PUMP AT FUEL LINE CONNECTORS DEVELOPED CRACKS, FUEL LEAKING ALL OVER EXHAUST PIPES, ENGINE AND RIDER. EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO RIDER AND PASSENGER. PRESENTLY VEHICLE IS AT BMW DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF COMPLETE FUEL PUMP UNIT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. SHOULD BE RECALLED BY BMW AND FAULTY CRACKED FUEL PUMPS REPLACED BY BMW OF NORTH AMERICA. *TR

Mileage: 4,150

MY MOTORCYCLE STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS WHILE RUNNING, AND LEAKED GAS ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE IS WHERE THE QUICK-CONNECT FUEL LINE CONNECTOR SCREWS INTO THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE ASSEMBLY IS PLASTIC AND HAS VERTICAL CRACKS. THE DEALER WANTS OVER $700 TO FIX THIS. I HAVE TEMPORARILY FIXED IT WITH YELLOW THREAD TAPE, BUT AM CONCERNED IT WILL LEAK AGAIN. I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER WITH BMW MOTORCYCLE OWNERS WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. ALSO HERE ARE A COUPLE WEB PAGES DESCRIBING THE SAME APPARENT DEFECT: HTTP://EUROKCLUB.COM/FORUM/K1200S-K1300S-FORUM-7/FUEL-TANK-LEAK-4897/ HTTP://WWW.FAQS.ORG/CAR/BMW-R1200-RT-2006/ (UNDER "BMW R1200 RT 2006 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS") *KB

MY MOTORCYCLE STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS WHILE RUNNING, AND LEAKED GAS ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE IS WHERE THE QUICK-CONNECT FUEL LINE CONNECTOR SCREWS INTO THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE ASSEMBLY IS PLASTIC AND HAS VERTICAL CRACKS. THE DEALER WANTS OVER $700 TO FIX THIS. I HAVE TEMPORARILY FIXED IT WITH YELLOW THREAD TAPE, BUT AM CONCERNED IT WILL LEAK AGAIN. I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER WITH BMW MOTORCYCLE OWNERS WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. ALSO HERE ARE A COUPLE WEB PAGES DESCRIBING THE SAME APPARENT DEFECT: HTTP://EUROKCLUB.COM/FORUM/K1200S-K1300S-FORUM-7/FUEL-TANK-LEAK-4897/ HTTP://WWW.FAQS.ORG/CAR/BMW-R1200-RT-2006/ (UNDER "BMW R1200 RT 2006 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS") *KB