0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.
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Data completeness
14 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.
78.6%Usable mileage11 / 14 records
100.0%Valid incident date14 / 14 records
100.0%Valid filing date14 / 14 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates14 / 14 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
1996
2002
Power Train:Manual Transmission
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
325.0%ODI 10037198 · 19,706 mi
TRANSMISSION FAILURES, TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED, COMPLAINT WAS LOUD RATTLING NOISE SOUNDED LIKE SOMTING WAS ABOUT TO BREAK IN THERE. *AK
ON A 2002 BMW 1150RT THERE IS A GASOLINE LEAK WHICH DRIPS DIRECTLY ON TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT ONLY LEAKS ON THE FIRST START OF THE DAY. IF RUN FOR A MINUTE OR TWO, SHUT OFF, AND RESTARTED, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY(?). AFTER THREE CONTACTS WITH THE DEALERS (TWO OF THEM) THEY HAVE FINALLY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND IT CAN BE EASILY FIXED. CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE OR EVEN AN EXPLOSION, I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD WANT TO ADVISE CUSTOMERS OF THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THEIR DEALERS. *JB
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
18.3%ODI 10217488 · 13,720 mi
DROVE VEHICLE 10 MILES AND PARKED IN GARAGE. CAME BACK ONE HOUR LATER AND FUEL FUMES PERMEATED THE GARAGE. POOL OF FUEL OBSERVED UNDER THE RIGHT HAND CYLINDER OF 2002 BMW R1150RT MOTORCYCLE WITH FLOOR AREA OF GARAGE AND STOWED ITEMS SOAKED IN GASOLINE. EXTREME DANGER OF EXPLOSION IN GARAGE HAD WATER HEATER OR GAS FURNACE HAD STARTED TO OPERATE. QUICK DISCONNECT IN PRESSURIZED FUEL SUPPLY LINE HAD FAILED. ITEM HAD BEEN SERVICED UNDER A RECALL NOTICE 04V-028 BY SAN JOSE BMW IN JUNE 2006. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH BMW…
FUEL SYSTEM, AFTER MOTOR CYCLE IS DRIVING AND FILLED AND PARKED LOSS OF FUEL COMING OUT OF TANK OUT OF THE OVER BOARD VENT TANK. TT THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEGED THAT THE FUEL TANK VENT VAPOR LINE WAS IMPROPERLY POSITIONED AT THE TIME IT WAS ASSEMBLED. THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY REPOSITIONING THE FUEL TANK. *YH
TRANSMISSION FAILURES, TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED, COMPLAINT WAS LOUD RATTLING NOISE SOUNDED LIKE SOMTING WAS ABOUT TO BREAK IN THERE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WENT OVER BUMP (BRIDGE OVERPASS) AND LOST POWER TO REAR WHEEL - VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISE. WAS FOUND THAT INPUT SHAF WAS STRIPPED IN CLUTCH PLATE. INPUT SHAFT/CLUTCH AND RELATED PARTS WAS REPLACED AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
RIDING TO A STOP AND MY FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AT ABOUT 10 MPH. THEY FREED UP AND I GOT A BRAKE FAILURE AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER A RESTART, IT WENT AWAY. UPON RESTARTING, I TOOK OFF AND FOUND THAT THE WARNINGS CAME BACK AND I HAD NO REAR BRAKE PEDAL AND ALSO NO FRONT BRAKE PRESSURE AT THE LEVER. CHECKING THE MASTER CYLINDER, I FOUND IT DRY. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE FITTING. HOW THIS COULD HAVE AFFECTED THE REAR BRAKES, I AM NOT AWARE. DOING RESEARCH, I FIND THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE …
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:Manual Transmission
Too few reports for a range
31,500 mi
3 (sparse)
ODI 10037198 · 19,706 mi
TRANSMISSION FAILURES, TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED, COMPLAINT WAS LOUD RATTLING NOISE SOUNDED LIKE SOMTING WAS ABOUT TO BREAK IN THERE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AGAIN, LOUD RATTELING NOISE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED JUNE 19 2003 BY BMW MOTORCYLES OF DAYTONA BEACH, BMW MOTOR COMAPANY WILL NOT FIX, BIKE IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY OF 3 YEARS 36,000 MILES.*AK
1. NORMAL DRIVING ALONG A ROADWAY. 2. SUDDEN LOSS OF PROPULSION WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL. MOTORCYCLE STOPPED DEAD IN ITS TRACKS. PUSHED MOTORCYCLE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO BREAKDOWN LANE.RISKING INJURY AND/OR DEATH IN THE PROCESS. 3. PERSONALLY INVESTIGATED FAILURE. VERY COMMON FAILURE OF THIS PRODUCTION RUN MOTORCYCLE. 2002 BMW R1150 RT. 20%-25% OF MOTORCYCLES IN THIS PRODUCTION RUN EXPERIENCE THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. REPLACE CLUTCH FOR STRIPPED SPLINES AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT FOR STRIPPED SPLINES. BMW IS …
ON A 2002 BMW 1150RT THERE IS A GASOLINE LEAK WHICH DRIPS DIRECTLY ON TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT ONLY LEAKS ON THE FIRST START OF THE DAY. IF RUN FOR A MINUTE OR TWO, SHUT OFF, AND RESTARTED, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY(?). AFTER THREE CONTACTS WITH THE DEALERS (TWO OF THEM) THEY HAVE FINALLY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND IT CAN BE EASILY FIXED. CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE OR EVEN AN EXPLOSION, I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD WANT TO ADVISE CUSTOMERS OF THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THEIR DEALERS. *JB
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
Too few reports for a range
13,720 mi
1 (sparse)
ODI 10217488 · 13,720 mi
DROVE VEHICLE 10 MILES AND PARKED IN GARAGE. CAME BACK ONE HOUR LATER AND FUEL FUMES PERMEATED THE GARAGE. POOL OF FUEL OBSERVED UNDER THE RIGHT HAND CYLINDER OF 2002 BMW R1150RT MOTORCYCLE WITH FLOOR AREA OF GARAGE AND STOWED ITEMS SOAKED IN GASOLINE. EXTREME DANGER OF EXPLOSION IN GARAGE HAD WATER HEATER OR GAS FURNACE HAD STARTED TO OPERATE. QUICK DISCONNECT IN PRESSURIZED FUEL SUPPLY LINE HAD FAILED. ITEM HAD BEEN SERVICED UNDER A RECALL NOTICE 04V-028 BY SAN JOSE BMW IN JUNE 2006. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH BMW…
TRANSMISSION FAILURES, TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED, COMPLAINT WAS LOUD RATTLING NOISE SOUNDED LIKE SOMTING WAS ABOUT TO BREAK IN THERE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WENT OVER BUMP (BRIDGE OVERPASS) AND LOST POWER TO REAR WHEEL - VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISE. WAS FOUND THAT INPUT SHAF WAS STRIPPED IN CLUTCH PLATE. INPUT SHAFT/CLUTCH AND RELATED PARTS WAS REPLACED AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
RIDING TO A STOP AND MY FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AT ABOUT 10 MPH. THEY FREED UP AND I GOT A BRAKE FAILURE AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER A RESTART, IT WENT AWAY. UPON RESTARTING, I TOOK OFF AND FOUND THAT THE WARNINGS CAME BACK AND I HAD NO REAR BRAKE PEDAL AND ALSO NO FRONT BRAKE PRESSURE AT THE LEVER. CHECKING THE MASTER CYLINDER, I FOUND IT DRY. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE FITTING. HOW THIS COULD HAVE AFFECTED THE REAR BRAKES, I AM NOT AWARE. DOING RESEARCH, I FIND THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE …
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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
2024-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
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 (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.
1996: 0 complaints · 2002: 5 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
1996
0
0
0
2002
1
4
5
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
1996
0
0
2
2002
12
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:Manual Transmission
Power Train
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly
Power Train:Axle Assembly
Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft
Service Brakes
Power Train:Manual Transmission
—
0
0
0
0
1ODI 10037198 · 19,706 mi
TRANSMISSION FAILURES, TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED, COMPLAINT WAS LOUD RATTLING NOISE SOUNDED LIKE SOMTING WAS ABOUT TO BREAK IN THERE. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
0
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
0
Power Train:Axle Assembly
1ODI 10037198 · 19,706 mi
TRANSMISSION FAILURES, TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED, COMPLAINT WAS LOUD RATTLING NOISE SOUNDED LIKE SOMTING WAS ABOUT TO BREAK IN THERE. *AK
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.
3 patterns with matching reports.
Warning lights and dashboard alerts
2 mentions · 14.3% of complaints
Median mileage: 34,845 mi (2 usable records).
ODI 10321413 · 42,101 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW R1150RT MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE ABS MALFUNCTIONED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE ABS CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,101.
RIDING TO A STOP AND MY FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AT ABOUT 10 MPH. THEY FREED UP AND I GOT A BRAKE FAILURE AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER A RESTART, IT WENT AWAY. UPON RESTARTING, I TOOK OFF AND FOUND THAT THE WARNINGS CAME BACK AND I HAD NO REAR BRAKE PEDAL AND ALSO NO FRONT BRAKE PRESSURE AT THE LEVER. CHECKING THE MASTER CYLINDER, I FOUND IT DRY. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE FITTING. HOW THIS COULD HAVE AFFECTED THE REAR BRAKES, I AM NOT AWARE. DOING RESEARCH, I FIND THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE …
RIDING TO A STOP AND MY FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AT ABOUT 10 MPH. THEY FREED UP AND I GOT A BRAKE FAILURE AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER A RESTART, IT WENT AWAY. UPON RESTARTING, I TOOK OFF AND FOUND THAT THE WARNINGS CAME BACK AND I HAD NO REAR BRAKE PEDAL AND ALSO NO FRONT BRAKE PRESSURE AT THE LEVER. CHECKING THE MASTER CYLINDER, I FOUND IT DRY. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE FITTING. HOW THIS COULD HAVE AFFECTED THE REAR BRAKES, I AM NOT AWARE. DOING RESEARCH, I FIND THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE …
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WENT OVER BUMP (BRIDGE OVERPASS) AND LOST POWER TO REAR WHEEL - VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISE. WAS FOUND THAT INPUT SHAF WAS STRIPPED IN CLUTCH PLATE. INPUT SHAFT/CLUTCH AND RELATED PARTS WAS REPLACED AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK