2000 BMW K1200LT

0 recalls — 51 complaints — 10 TSBs

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

51 total complaints

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
POWER TRAIN	16
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT	8
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE	6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	4
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING	3
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	3
SUSPENSION:REAR	2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY	2
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT	1
TIRES:VALVE	1

Incident date: May 24, 2019

AVON STORM 3 MOTORCYCLE FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A FLAT AREA AFTER ONLY 1500 MILES. TIRE IS OUT OF ROUND.

Incident date: Sep 9, 2013

DP12001 THE FINAL DRIVE FAILED AT 74,000 MILES WITH THE BEARING FAILING AND THE SEAL LEAKING OIL ONTO THE REAR WHEEL. AFTER REPAIR AT AN AUTHORIZE BMW MOTORCYCLE DEALER THE FINAL DRIVE FAILED A SECOND TIME AT 91,000 MILES.

Incident date: Feb 8, 2015

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I NOTICED A NEW RHYTHMIC VIBRATION TRANSMITTED THROUGH FOOTPEGS, VARIED SPEED & VIBRATION RATE ALSO VARIED. STOPPED, CHECKED WHEELS & TIRES, NO DEFECTS NOTED, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. PARKED MOTORCYCLE ON IT'S CENTER STAND, REMOVED HELMET, GLOVES, JACKET & STOW... Read more

Incident date: Sep 9, 2013

THE FINAL DRIVE FAILED AND THE BEARING SEAL LEAKED OIL ON THE REAR TIRE. *JB

Incident date: Jul 8, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW K1200 LT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE AS IF THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED T... Read more

Incident date: Jun 16, 2009

I HAD TAKEN A TRIP TO ATLANTA, GA 700 MILES ONE WAY AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK WAS RIDING TO AND FROM WORK. THERE WAS A NOISE THAT I COULD NO IDENTIFY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD A REAR BEARING PROBLEM. THIS WAS THE SECOND REAR BEARING TO GO OUT ON ME. *TR

Incident date: Mar 23, 2005

I WAS TRAVELING WITH FRIENDS BACK HOME FROM A 200 MILE TRIP. THE BIKE STARTED MAKING NOISE IN THE REAR AND ONE OF THE RIDERS WITH ME SAID THAT MY BIKE WAS NOT ACTING WRIGHT. WE STOPPED LOOKED AT MY REAREND AND OIL WAS LEAKING. I GOT BACK ON BIKE TO MAKE IT HOME AND THE LONGER I RODE THE MORE NOISE I... Read more

Incident date: Sep 19, 2011

MY FINAL DRIVE MAIN BEARING FAILED AS I WAS TRAVELING ON THE TURNPIKE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS AWARE OF THIS POTENTIAL AND HAD INSTALLED A CHIP DETECTOR IN THE FINAL DRIVE UNIT. THAT ALERTED ME OF THE FAILURE BEFORE IT BECAME AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO ME. SUBSEQUENT REBUILD OF THE UNIT SHOWED THAT THE ORIGI... Read more

Incident date: Apr 15, 2012

A LOW FREQUENCY, RUMBLING NOISE STARTED SLOWLY AT EAR OF MOTORCYCLE. THE NOISE INCREASED IN INTENSITY FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES, WHEN AT THAT POINT IT BECAME A FULL, METAL-TO-METAL GRINDING NOISE, AT THAT POINT, THE MOTORCYCLE WAS PARKED AND RIDDEN NO FURTHER. *TR

Incident date: Aug 24, 2012

THE FINAL DRIVE ON THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED. IT WAS SUDDEN, STARTED WITH A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR END, AND THE TIRE THEN HAD A SLIGHT "WOBBLE". THE FLUID MUST HAVE LEAKED ONTO THE SENSORS ON THE REAR BRAKES AS THE ABS LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. I PULLED THE BIKE OVER AND NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING FROM ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 3, 2012

WHILE DRIVING I FELT REPETITIVE KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE MOTORCYCLE, WHICH SHOOK THE FRAME AND GOT WORSE AND WORSE THE MORE I DROVE, UNTIL I COULD DRIVE NO FURTHER. *TR

Incident date: May 3, 2012

THE FINAL DRIVE BEARING AND SHIMS AND SEALS FAILED, REQUIRING EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, AND TWO WEEKS WITHOUT RIDING. *TR

Incident date: Apr 9, 2010

2000 K1200LT BMW MOTORCYCLE FINAL DRIVE FAILURE. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO BRING THE MOTORCYCLE TO A SAFE STOP, DISCOVERED THE REAR BRAKE DID NOT WORK, WHICH FORCED TO USE THE FRONT BRAKES ONLY, WHICH EXTENDED HIS STOPPING DISTANCE. WAS ABLE TO BRING THE BIKE TO A SAFE STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION... Read more

Incident date: Aug 14, 2003

Incident date: Nov 13, 2008

Incident date: May 18, 2010

REAR DRIVE FAILURE OCCURING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *TR

Incident date: Oct 1, 2010

2000 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE - ABS SYSTEM IF PRONE TO FAILURE. MINE FAILED. THE FIX COSTS $3,000. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY BMW MOTORCYCLES. THE MODULATOR HAS MANY FAILURE MODES AND CAN OCCUR EVEN IF THE UNIT IS BLED FREQUENTLY. *TR

Incident date: Jul 23, 2009

FINAL DRIVE BEARING FAILURE. THIS INITIALLY CAUSED AN UNSTABLE SIDE TO SIDE MOTION OF THE VEHICLE. BEFORE BEING ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE REAR WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED UP. THEN GEAR OIL LEAKED ONTO THE BRAKE PADS AND DISC RENDERING THEM INEFFECTIVE. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF FINAL D... Read more

Incident date: Apr 1, 2005

FINAL DRIVE BEARING FAILURE RESULTING IN GEAR OIL LEAKING ONTO BRAKE PADS AND DISC. THUS RENDERING THE REAR BRAKE INEFFECTIVE. *TR

Incident date: Jan 5, 2009

FINAL DRIVE OF BMW MOTORCYCLE - 2000 K1200LT FAILED RESULTING IN FAILURE OF ABILITY TO DRIVE MOTORCYCLE. *TR

Incident date: Sep 2, 2008

REAR DRIVE FAILURE. *TR

Incident date: Aug 20, 2008

FINAL DRIVE FAILURE RESULTING IN REAR WHEEL SEIZURE AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER TO REAR WHEEL. *TR

Incident date: Jul 26, 2006

I PURCHASED MY K1200LT LAST MONDAY (24 JULY 2006) FROM A RESIDENT IN OHIO. DROVE THE BIKE HOME TO GEORGIA. I FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION OVER THE LAST 100 MILES OR SO. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE ROAD. T HE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE BIKE OUT, VIBRATION AND A RUBBING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE REAR END. WHEN I GO... Read more

Incident date: Apr 3, 2006

FIRST INDICATION OF FAILURE WAS MASSIVE LEAKING OF OIL ON REAR WHEEL AND TIRE, CAUSING INSTABILITY AND REDUCED BRAKING POWER. STOPPED AT GAS STATION AND TRAILERED BIKE TO NEAREST BMW DEALER. DEALER'S ANALYSIS: FINAL (REAR) DRIVE FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED FINAL (REAR) DRIVE AND OIL-SOAKED BRAKE PA... Read more

Incident date: Jun 17, 2006

REAR DRIVE BEARING FAILURE TWICE NOW. 2000 BMW K1200LT REPORTING SECOND INCIDENT BELOW. *JB

Incident date: Apr 5, 2006

REAR DRIVE FAILED ON 2000 BMW MOTORCYCLE. OIL ON REAR BRAKE AND TIRE. TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. DUE TO REAR WHEEL SLIDING AND NO REAR BREAKING. REAR DRIVE BEARING AND SEAL WERE REPLACED. OLD PARTS AND OIL ARE AVAILABLE. *NM

Incident date: Aug 25, 2005

(1) WE WERE IN A VERY DESOLATE SECTION OF SOUTHERN IDAHO, WITH NO CELL PHONE SERVICE, WHEN OUR REAR DRIVE FAILED ON OUR MOTORCYCLE. WE HAD BEEN CRUISING AT ABOUT 65-70 WHEN WE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A VERY PRONOUNCED RHYTHMIC SENSATION, NOT UNLIKE EXPANSION STRIPS CAUSE, BUT THE ROAD WAS SMOOTH! T... Read more

Incident date: Mar 7, 2005

I DISCOVERED A BROKEN BALL PIN IN THE GEAR SHIFT LINKAGE OF MY 2000 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE WHICH I HAD PURCHASED USED FROM THE BMW OF DAYTONA DEALERSHIP IN FLORIDA. I HAD READ ON THE BMWLT.NET FORUM THAT THESE LINKAGES HAD BEEN KNOWN FOR FAILING IN SEVERAL WAYS AND WAS ADVISED TO CHECK MINE. WHEN I ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 19, 2004

I FELT A VIBRATION AND THEN THE I FELT A WOBBLE AT THE REAR WHEEL THE REAR DRIVE BEARING ON MY 2000 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE AT 14500 MILES THE BIKE WAS DISABLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED

Incident date: Aug 7, 2004

(1) NO PROBLEMS UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES FROM FINAL FAILURE BEGAN HEARING A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TONE TO THE NOISE OF THE MOTORCYCLE. IF YOU WERE NOT EXTREMELY FAMILIAR WITH THE MOTORCYCLE YOU WOULD NOT EVEN NOTICE IT. NOTICED A SLIGHT ROUGHNESS ON DECELERATION ABOUT 10 MILES FROM FAILURE. (2) ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 20, 2004

(1) STOPPED FOR DAY OF TRAVELLING (ABOUT 500 MILES) (2) REAR DRIVE BEARING FAILURE, NOTICED REAR BEARING SEAL LEAK. HAD TO BE TOWED OVER 400 MILES TO NEAREST DEALER FOR REPAIR. REAR DRIVE BEARING HAD FAILED. 5 BALLS FROM THE 19 BALL BEARING HAD DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING THE RACE TO TEAR THE SEAL, A... Read more

Incident date: Jun 26, 2004

I HAVE A 2000 BMW K1200LTC MOTORCYCLE. WHILE RIDING YESTERDAY, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS NOTICED AND CAUSED THE REAR OF THE BIKE TO WOBBLE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED IT. THE REAR DRIVE UNIT HAS FAILED AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT SPEED ON AN INTE... Read more

Incident date: May 7, 2004

MOTORCYCLE'S REAR DRIVE FAILED CAUSING THE SEAL TO FAIL AND CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE REAR TIRE. *AK

Incident date: Feb 28, 2004

THE FINAL DRIVE BEARING ON MY MOTORCYCLE SHREDDED, RESULTING IN A WOBBLING BACK WHEEL.*AK

Incident date: Sep 27, 2003

FAILURE OF REAR WHEEL BEARING ON BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE CAUSING UNSAFE HANDLING DUE TO REAR WHEEL NOT BEING SUPPORTED

Incident date: Jun 18, 2002

REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURES ON BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLES. I HAD A REAR DRIVE SEAL FAIL CAUSING EXCESS OIL ON REAR RIM OF MOTORCYCLE. THE SEALS ARE FAILING DUE TO INTERNAL BEARING FAILURES. I AM VERY CONCERNED OF MY SAFETY ON THIS MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND BMW IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT!!! WE... Read more

Incident date: Sep 1, 2003

THE REAR DRIVE ON MY BMW K1200LT FAILED AFTER ONLY 18,200 MILES OF SERVICE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY FAILURES REPORTED IN THE WWW.BMWLT.NET WEBSITE AND THEY ASKED ME TO REPORT IT HERE SO AS TO GET BMW TO FIX THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM.*AK

Incident date: Jul 12, 2003

REAR DRIVE TRAIN FAILURE ON MY BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. BEARNGS DISINTEGRATED.*AK

Incident date: Jun 27, 2003

2000 K1200LT BMW MOTORCYCLE. REAR END SEAL AND CROWN BEARING FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE EXACT SAME PARTS ON THIS MOTORCYLE. THE SECOND ONE OCCURRED AFTER ONLY 6,000 MILES ON THE FIRST REPLACEMENT. 1ST-29,000 MILES; 2ND-35,000 MILES. BIKE WOBBLES AND OIL GETS ON THE BRAKES - HAPPEN... Read more

Incident date: Jul 16, 2003

REAR DRIVE FAILURE OF A BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. *AK

Incident date: Mar 27, 2003

2000 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE - FINAL DRIVE BEARING FAILED WHILE RIDING - 15,697 MILES - LOCKED REAR WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN RAIN. RIDER SKILL AND EXPERINCE AVERTED POTENTIALLY CATASTROPIC OR FATAL CRASH. REAR WHEEL RELEASED WHEN BEARING DEBRIS WAS PULVERIZED BY FINAL DRIVE GEARSET AFTER 35-50 FT ... Read more

Incident date: May 12, 2003

REAR DRIVE FAILURE OF BMW K1200LT. OIL ALL OVER REAR TIRE MADE UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION.*AK

Incident date: Jun 8, 2001

THE SHIFT LINKAGE ON MY 2000 BMW K1200LTC BROKE WHILE I WAS RIDING THE BIKE AROUIND TOWN. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF UPSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER WENT TOTALLY LIMP. LUCKILY I WAS NEAR HOME AND ABLE TO LIMP THERE IN 3RD GEAR. THIS COULD PROVE TO BE VERY UNSAFE IN THE WRONG CIR... Read more

Incident date: Jun 13, 2003

BROKEN GEAR SHIFT LINKAGE WHILE ON INTERSTATE.*AK

Incident date: Apr 8, 2003

FINAL DRIVE FAILURE ON 2000 MODEL BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE FAILED AT 27,000 MILES. APPARENT BEARING FAILURE. STOPPED RIDING WHEN FINAL DRIVE NOISE BECAME LOUD, PROBABLY FROM A BEARING FAILURE. *NLM

Incident date: Sep 4, 2002

REAR END BEARING WORN OUT ON MY BMW K1200LT @ 38,632 MILES

Incident date: Nov 1, 2000

THE VALVE STEM HAD COME OUT OF THE FRONT WHEEL. *SCC

Incident date: Aug 31, 2002

REAR DRIVE FAILED AT SPEED. IF IT HAD FAILED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER, A VERY SERIOUS CRASH WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.*AK

Incident date: Sep 7, 2002

KNOWN REAR END FAILURE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT RECALLED.*AK

Incident date: Jun 16, 2002

THE FINAL DRIVE SEAL FAILED ALLOWING FINAL DRIVE SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT TO DRIP DOWN ONTO THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY. BRAKING FUNCTION WAS LAST. REAR TIRE WAS COATED WITH FINAL DRIVE LUBRICANT POTENTIALLY COMPORMISING REAR TIRE TRACTION. REMAINING FLUID WAS DRAINED BY THE MECHANIC AT BIG TWIN A... Read more

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Technical Service Bulletins — 2000 BMW K1200LT

10 manufacturer communications from 7 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
350000 EQUIPMENT	2
180000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	1
045000 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC	1
090000 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER	1
072100 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	1
120000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING	1
353500 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)	1
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	1

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

With the introduction of the new watertight fuse box a change was made from large type fuses to mini fuses. While the correct fuses are installed in the fuse box, the older, large type fuses were supplied in the on-board tool kit.

350000 EQUIPMENT

356000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

350000 EQUIPMENT

Map data should be stored on a 64 GB SD card. In GARMIN Express the note appears that a maximum of 32 GB is possible.

353500 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

Map data should be stored on a 64 GB SD card. In GARMIN Express the note appears that a maximum of 32 GB is possible.

120000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

BMW: PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING AND REPLACING INCANDESCENT AND HALOGEN LIGHT BULBS UNDER WARRANTY. *RM

072100 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

BMW VEHICLES: FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPAIRS. WHERE IT IS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT SIDE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR DUE TO A FAILURE, THE ENTIRE PUMP AND HOUSING OR DELIVERY UNIT (SUCTION JET ASSEMBLY) DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WEL

045000 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC

BMW MOTORCYCLE: WHEEL SPEED DEPENDENT, CLEARLY AUDIBLE CLANKING NOISE OCCURS WHEN BRAKING TO ADJUST SPEED. E SERIES (K25; K25/02; K25/03; K25/11; K25/12; K25/HP; K26; K27; K28; K29; K29/HP; K40; K41; K43; K43/HV; K44; K589/03; K71). NO MOD

090000 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

BMW MOTORCYCLE: ENGINE FUELS CONTAINING ETHANOL. BMW MOTORRAD HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE USE OF SI ENGINE FUELS CONTAINING UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 10% ETHANOL AND IMPOSES NO WARRANTY RESTRICTIONS. ETHANOL MIXTURES IN PROPORTIONS HIGHER THAN 10%

180000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF DELAYED THROTTLE RESPONSE DURING ACCELERATION FROM LOW RPM IN WARM WEATHER. *SLC

NHTSA Safety Investigations — BMW K1200LT

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

DP — Closed — Model Year: 1999

M/C final drive ball bearing failure

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a defect petition requesting that it open an investigation into model year (MY) 1998-2009 BMW KLT series motorcycles for final drive bearing failures.The petitioner asked NHTSA to issue an order that [BMW] be required to recall the affected models f... Read more

BMW K1200LT — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the BMW K1200LT across all model years.

0 Total Recalls

213 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

7 Reported Crashes

8 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

BMW K1200LT — Year by Year

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Year	Complaints
2009	4	View
2008	4	View
2006	1	View
2004	5	View
2003	26	View
2002	38	View
2001	28	View
2000 (current)	51
1999	55	View

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