BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2014-2017 R1200RT Police motorcycles. While being used in a special operating mode, the brake lights on these motorcycles may not illuminate when the brakes are applied. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The contact owns a 2017 BMW R 1200 RT. The contact stated while at a red light, the engine was making an abnormal sound. There was no warning light illuminated. The motorcycle was ridden back to the residence. The contact inspected the motorcycle and noticed that there was an excessive amount of metallic particles attached to the drain plug. The motorcycle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of this failure and confirmed that the VIN was not associated with an unknown recall for the failure. The contact was referred to NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.
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FIRST TIME WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ON TO A CITY STREET THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER,MISFIRED,CUT OUT AND WOULD BARELY RUN AND WOULD ONLY RUN AT IDLE OR A LITTLE ABOVE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. SECOND TIME THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE THE MOTORBIKE WAS NOT MOVING.THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED ON A REMOTE HIGHWAY WHILE MOVING AT AROUND 60 MPH IN A CURVE (TURNING).SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER THE ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP MODE.I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND RIDE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH BARELY ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE ALONG UNTIL I COULD GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER.ON ALL OCCASIONS AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE IT SEAMED TO RESET AND RUN OK.THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE AND IT SEEMS THAT IT COULD BE A DEFECT WITH THE ECU AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR.
No injuries · No fire · No crash