2004 BMW R1200 CL

Motorcycle caught fire due to a defective fuel distributor line (part #135 376 58911). This happened on our property and the bike would have burned out completely if it had happened on the road. Only because there was a garden hose not too far from where the bike caught fire, I was able to extinguish it in time.

KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS AND OTHER BMW MOTORCYCLE MODELS WITH THE "QUICK DISCONNECT" FITTINGS ON FUEL LINES BEING MADE OF PLASTIC AND FAILING CAUSING OR POSSIBLY CAUSING FIRE. ON THIS DATE ONE OF MY FITTINGS FAILED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ON TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND BURNED OFF UNDER HIGH HEAT MAYBE CAUSING FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO GET SOMETHING UNDER LEAK TO CATCH FUEL BEFORE IT ALL LEAKED OUT ON TO EXHAUST. ALL MODELS OF BMW WITH THESE POOR DESIGN PLASTIC FITTINGS ON THE FUEL SYSTEM {{MUST}} BE REPLAC

Mileage: 12,068

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW R1200 CL MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS SMOKE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V028000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) RECALL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ASSISTED THE CONTACT WITH THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURREN

Mileage: 11,784

WHILE RIDING CONSUMERS BIKE CAUGHT FIRE.*TS WHILE RIDING IN A PARKING LOT FLAME STARTED COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BIKE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DROP THE BIKE AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OIL LEVEL GLASS HAD MELTED, DRAINED THE OIL WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. *NM

DT: 2004 BMW R1200CL MOTORCYCLE, THE FRAME IS BENDING BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT PRESSURE ON THE SIDE STAND, METAL OF FRAME OF VEHICLE IS TOO WEAK, CAUSING THE FRAME TO BEND AND TWIST, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, AND DEALER REPLACED THE FRAME, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS REPLACING THE SECOND FRAME. VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE FRAME METAL COULD HAVE BEEN TEMPERED INCORRE

Mileage: 500