VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: POLICE MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SPORTMAX A REAR TIRES, SIZE 160/60 ZR18. THESE TIRES MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON SOME OF THE VEHICLES AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT. THE CAMPAIGN IS LIMITED TO THOSE SPORTMAX A REAR TIRES HAVING DATE STAMPS OF 189, 199, OR 209. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT AREAS OF REDUCED ADHESION ON THE TREAD REINFORCING CUSHION STRIPS MAY HAVE RESULTED DURING PRODUCTION OF THE TIRES. THIS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED SEPARATIONS AND BLISTERS WHERE THE TREAD JOINS THE SIDEWALL.
Consequence: IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS, THE RIDER MAY NOTICE A VIBRATION OF THE REAR TIRE AND DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF BLISTERING, VEHICLE HANDLING COULD ALSO BE AFFECTED. CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE COULD LEAD TO FURTHER WEAKENING OF THE SIDEWALL AREA AND CAUSE A FURTHER DETERIORATION OF THE VEHICLE'S HANDLING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR TIRE FOR THE PRODUCTION DATE. IF AN AFFECTED TIRE IS FOUND, IT WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 28, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117, OPTION #4.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
2 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
100.0%Usable mileage2 / 2 records
100.0%Valid incident date2 / 2 records
100.0%Valid filing date2 / 2 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates2 / 2 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
1998
1999
2000
2001
Power Train
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
2100.0%ODI 10464174 · 63,540 mi
THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE …
THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE …
THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE …
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Power Train
Too few reports for a range
69,886 mi
2 (sparse)
ODI 10464174 · 63,540 mi
THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE …
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN IN WESTERN NEW YORK DRIVING 72 MPH WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS DRIVING ALL AROUND ME. SUDDENLY THE BIKE LOST POWER INTERMITTENTLY AND THE REAR BEGAN SWERVING. I CAME TO A STOP AT AN INACCESSIBLE SPOT IN THE ROAD SO I DROVE TO THE NEXT EXIT AT 50 MPH. I INSPECTED THE BIKE AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE BACK OF THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE SHAFT BUT THE ENGINE WAS DRY. THE FLUID WAS COVERING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TIRE AND I DID NOT THINK I COULD MAKE TURNS SAFELY EVEN IF THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. I RENTED A TRUCK AND …
THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE …
THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE …
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2000: 0 complaints · 2001: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2000
0
0
0
2001
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2000
0
0
0
2001
0
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Power Train
Service Brakes
Tires
Power Train
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1ODI 10464174 · 63,540 mi
THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE …
THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE …
THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE …
THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE …
THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE …
THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE …
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
2 patterns with matching reports.
Oil consumption or dilution
1 mentions · 50.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 63,540 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10464174 · 63,540 mi
THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN ODI NO. 10439549, AND CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER CAMPAIGN DP12001. I RODE 75 MILES TO WORK. SMELLED BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY OIL. ARRIVED AT WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FOUND A PARKING SPACE. BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I PUT THE KICKSTAND DOWN AND REMOVED MY HELMET AND SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHEN I WALKED AROUND THE BIKE I FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY A QUART) THAT HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE …
Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b
Stalling or loss of power
1 mentions · 50.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 76,231 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10467673 · 76,231 mi
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN IN WESTERN NEW YORK DRIVING 72 MPH WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS DRIVING ALL AROUND ME. SUDDENLY THE BIKE LOST POWER INTERMITTENTLY AND THE REAR BEGAN SWERVING. I CAME TO A STOP AT AN INACCESSIBLE SPOT IN THE ROAD SO I DROVE TO THE NEXT EXIT AT 50 MPH. I INSPECTED THE BIKE AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE BACK OF THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE SHAFT BUT THE ENGINE WAS DRY. THE FLUID WAS COVERING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TIRE AND I DID NOT THINK I COULD MAKE TURNS SAFELY EVEN IF THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. I RENTED A TRUCK AND …