IllustrationTHE 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
2000 BMW K1200LT
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2000 BMW K1200LT do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 21.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all K1200LT years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
100–25K
2325–50K
750–75K
475–100K
2100–150K
0150K+
46 reports with mileage · 5 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 40 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
Power Train complaints
40 reportsREAR DRIVE TRAIN FAILURE ON MY BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. BEARNGS DISINTEGRATED.*AK
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 - HAPPENS TOO OFTEN ON THIS MODEL OF B…
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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 - HAPPENS TOO OFTEN ON THIS MODEL OF BIKE - SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.*AK
REAR DRIVE FAILURE OF A BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. *AK
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 OF TRAVEL ON WET PAVEMENT - BI…
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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 OF TRAVEL ON WET PAVEMENT - BIKE SLEWED SIDEWAYS DURING TRAVEL WITH WHEEL LOCKED THEN STRAIGHTENED WHEN ROLLING RESUMED. ON DRY PAVEMENT THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN CRASH AND INJURY.*AK
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 CIRCUMSTANCES, AND SHOULD NOT BE …
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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 CIRCUMSTANCES, AND SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING.*AK
BROKEN GEAR SHIFT LINKAGE WHILE ON INTERSTATE.*AK
REAR END BEARING WORN OUT ON MY BMW K1200LT @ 38,632 MILES
REAR DRIVE FAILED AT SPEED. IF IT HAD FAILED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER, A VERY SERIOUS CRASH WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.*AK
HELLO. I PURCHASED MY BMW MOTORCYCLE NEW ON 5/3/00 FROM BMW-DUCATIC OF CHARLOTTE, NC . THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE ENROUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOISED. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE DIFFERENTIAL WITH A COMPLETELY NEW UNIT FROM BMW AS THE MOTORCYCLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. SINCE T…
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HELLO. I PURCHASED MY BMW MOTORCYCLE NEW ON 5/3/00 FROM BMW-DUCATIC OF CHARLOTTE, NC . THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE ENROUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOISED. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE DIFFERENTIAL WITH A COMPLETELY NEW UNIT FROM BMW AS THE MOTORCYCLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. SINCE THIS FAILURE I HAVE HAD ZERO PROBLEMS SINCE. HOWEVER, AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, HAD I NOT STOPPED AT A REST AREA ON INTERSTATE 85 WHILE ENROUTE TO CHARLOTTE, NC I MAY NOT BE ALIVE TODAY. WHILE COMING INTO THE REST AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE REAR END 'LET GO'. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THIS DIFFERENTIAL ON THIS MODEL OF BMW AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS OF BMW MOTORCYCLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT. SINCERELY, [XXX].*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
2DP12001 · M/c Final Drive Ball Bearing Failure
Opened Jan 20, 2012 · Closed Jun 20, 2013
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:driveline:differential Unit
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 for inspection ofcomponent wear and proper assembly of the [final drive] bearing.ODI has reviewed the petition, assessed relevant consumer complaints, and gathered other data in the course of investigating this issue.Based on its review, ODI does not believe that a safety-related defect trend currently exists for final drive bearing failures in the subject motorcycles.Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize NHTSA's limited resources to accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is denied.However, the agency will continue to monitor information related to this issue and will take further action if warranted.For detailed information, see the Federal Register notice: https://federalregister.gov/a/2013-13779.
PE03054 · Fuel Line Leakage
Opened Dec 1, 2003 · Closed Jan 23, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
BMW IS CONDUCTING A RECALL (04V-028).AN INFORMATION REQUEST(IR)RESPONSE WAS NOT RECEIVED. UPON BMW'S RECEIPT OF THE IR, AND AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH ODI, BMWDETERMINED THAT A RECALL WAS NECESSARY. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE O-RING CONTAINED WITHIN THE FUEL LINE QUICK-DISCONNECT COUPLING COULD BECOME DAMAGED.FURTHER, THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM INVOLVING CRIMP-TYPE HOSE CLAMPS, WHICH CAN ALSO RESULT IN A SMALL FUEL LEAK.DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND IF NECESSARY, ADJUST ALL CRIMP-TYPE HOSE CLAMPS.ALSO ALL FUEL LINE QUICK-DISCONNECT COUPLINGS WILL BE INSPECTED.IF A LEAK IS DETECTED, THE QUICK-DISCONNECT O-RING WILL BE REPLACED.IF DAMAGED, THE COUPLING WILL BE REPLACED.OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FEBRUARY 2004.