2009 BMW K1200LT

0 recalls — 4 complaints — 12 TSBs

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

4 total complaints

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
SERVICE BRAKES2
POWER TRAIN1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1
SERVICE BRAKES Oct 4, 2015
Incident date: Jul 1, 2015
ABS MODULE FAILED WHILE THE BIKE WAS MOSTLY SITTING OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. WHEN I CONTACTED AN IDAHO COMPANY RUMORED TO REPAIR THE INTEGRAL ABS AKA IABS AKA ABS III MODULE, I LEARNED THEY HAVE OVER 100 CORES (BROKEN UNITS) ALREADY IN STOCK AWAITING THE POSSIBILITY THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION THEY MIGH... Read more
SERVICE BRAKES Apr 8, 2014
Incident date: Sep 9, 2013
BRAKE WARNING LIGHT FLASHING, I HAD BRAKES, NO LEAKS, AND FIRM HARD BRAKE LEVER. I TRAVELED HOME, A 98 MILE TRIP ONE-WAY. THREE MILES FROM HOME, I SQUEEZED BRAKE LEVER AND HAD NO BRAKES, AFTER STOPPING I REALIZED I HAD BRAKES, BUT I HAD TO SQUEEZE BRAKE LEVER VERY HARD, SAME WITH FOOT BRAKE. I TRAI... Read more
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Jun 28, 2012
Incident date: Jun 18, 2012
FUEL TANK LEAK AT FUEL PUMP FLANGE. CAUSED BY FUEL TANK DISTORTION, FROM REACTION TO US FUEL. BMW DOESN'T WANT TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER IS STILL TRYING TO GET BMW TO REPLACE THE TANK. RAZEE MOTORCYCLE CENTER. RHODE ISLAND THE DEALER IS THE BEST DEALER I HAVE EVER DEALT WITH. CONTACT [XXX... Read more
POWER TRAIN May 25, 2012
Incident date: Apr 18, 2012
MOTORCYCLE HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE AS IT SHOULD. NOTICED PROBLEM RIGHT AFTER 24,000 SERVICE, BUT COULDN'T SAY WHAT WAS WRONG; BY TIME I CONVINCED MY HUSBAND TO RIDE THE BIKE, HE JUST BARELY GOT IT TO DEALERSHIP WHEN CLUTCH WEN... Read more

Technical Service Bulletins — 2009 BMW K1200LT

12 manufacturer communications from 5 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

ComponentBulletins
350000 EQUIPMENT3
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
356000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY2
071000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE1
092000 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY1
353500 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)1
070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
B611305 Jan 11, 2024
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on ho
MC160214 Nov 13, 2023
070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BMW Motorrad USA has become aware of a potential durability issue with the film type fuel level sender ??A?A?Fuel Strip??A?A? equipped on certain model year 2005 to 2013 R and K series motorcycles.
MC611104 Nov 24, 2021
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.
MC611104 Nov 24, 2021
350000 EQUIPMENT
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.
MC611104 Nov 24, 2021
356000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
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.
B611305 Oct 1, 2020
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Discharged Battery Energy Diagnosis Must Be Performed: The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This doc
B611305 Oct 1, 2020
350000 EQUIPMENT
Discharged Battery Energy Diagnosis Must Be Performed: The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This doc
B611305 Oct 1, 2020
356000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Discharged Battery Energy Diagnosis Must Be Performed: The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This doc
MC62133778 Dec 1, 2015
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.
MC62133778 Dec 1, 2015
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.
SIB-16-002-14 Jun 1, 2014
071000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
BMW MC: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE WARRANTY EXTENSION, WITH OUT MILEAGE LIMITATIONS, TO 12 YEARS DUE TO A POTENTIAL DURABILITY ISSUE WITH FILM TYPE FUEL LEVEL SENDER FUEL STRIP. MODEL
SIB-16-002-14 Jun 1, 2014
092000 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
BMW MC: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE WARRANTY EXTENSION, WITH OUT MILEAGE LIMITATIONS, TO 12 YEARS DUE TO A POTENTIAL DURABILITY ISSUE WITH FILM TYPE FUEL LEVEL SENDER FUEL STRIP. MODEL

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.

DP12001 Opened: Jan 20, 2012 — Closed: Jun 20, 2013
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

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year Recalls Complaints
2009 (current) 0 4
2008 0 4 View
2006 0 1 View
2004 0 5 View
2003 0 26 View
2002 0 38 View
2001 0 28 View
2000 0 51 View
1999 0 55 View

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