https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r100rt New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the BMW R100rt. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:31:02 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r100rt https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r100rt#complaint-371778 Wed, 04 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT THIS DEFECT EXISTS IN MODEL YEAR 1996 BMW R100RT MOTORCYCLES. SPECIFICALLY, THE THROTTLE CABLE IS KNOWN TO FRAY AND HANG OPEN, CAUSING THE RIDER TO BE UNABLE TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE AND STOP THE MOTORCYCLE FROM ACCELERATING. I RECENTLY WAS TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE THROTTLE HUNG IN THE FULL-OPEN POSITION. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE MOTORCYCLE BY USING THE KILL-SWITCH A https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r100rt https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r100rt#complaint-171141 Wed, 15 Sep 1999 00:00:00 GMT AFTER COMING OUT OF A CURVE IN THE ROAD, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE MOTORCYCLE SHIFTED THEIR WEIGHT BY SITTING UP STRAIGHT, THEN THE DRIVER LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER AND RAN INTO A FENCE. THE SHIFT IN WEIGHT CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO LIFT UP, AND RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r100rt https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r100rt#complaint-171142 Wed, 15 Sep 1999 00:00:00 GMT AFTER COMING OUT OF A CURVE IN THE ROAD, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE MOTORCYCLE SHIFTED THEIR WEIGHT BY SITTING UP STRAIGHT, THEN THE DRIVER LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER AND RAN INTO A FENCE. THE SHIFT IN WEIGHT CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO LIFT UP, AND RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL.