TWO PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INTEGRAL ABS SYSTEM: 1) THE REAR PEDAL IS TOO SENSITIVE AND GRABS THE FRONT BRAKES HARD, CAUSING UNEXPECTED STOPS AND CAUSED ME TO DROP MY BIKE ONCE ON THE LEFT SIDE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO REFRAIN FROM USING THE REAR PEDAL COMPLETELY. 2) WHEN BRAKING HARD, ESPECIALLY ON DOWNHILL BUMPY ROADS, THE…
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TWO PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE INTEGRAL ABS SYSTEM: 1) THE REAR PEDAL IS TOO SENSITIVE AND GRABS THE FRONT BRAKES HARD, CAUSING UNEXPECTED STOPS AND CAUSED ME TO DROP MY BIKE ONCE ON THE LEFT SIDE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO REFRAIN FROM USING THE REAR PEDAL COMPLETELY. 2) WHEN BRAKING HARD, ESPECIALLY ON DOWNHILL BUMPY ROADS, THE WEIGHT IS TRANSFERRED OFF THE REAR WHEEL, CAUSING THE REAR ABS TO CYCLE. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN BRAKING VERY HARD, WHEN THE REAR ABS CYCLES, THE FRONT ABS ALSO CYCLES CAUSING A COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED OUT-OF-CONTROL CONDITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT TEN TIMES TO ME. I HAVE NOT YET CRASHED THE BIKE BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT I FEEL IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. I HAVE RUN WIDE OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND ONCE RAN WIDE OVER THE CENTERLINE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND WAS WITHIN A FOOT OF COLLIDING HEAD-ON INTO AN SUV. BMW HAS PUBLISHED A TSB (34-001-02 (012)) THAT IMPLEMENTS A REVISED REAR ABS MODULATOR AND CALIPER AND ALL NEW PRODUCTION BIKES GET THIS FIX. HOWEVER BMW HAS REFUSED TO UPGRADE ANY OLDER BIKES FOR SOME REASON. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFECT. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT BMWNA TREATS THIS TSB AS A SECRET AND HAS THREATENED TO SUE SOMEONE FOR POSTING A COPY ON HIS WEBSITE. I AM CURRENTLY AWARE OF AT LEAST ELEVEN OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED TO THEIR DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD "SORRY, BUT WE WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE PART FAILS". I HAVE A COPY OF THE TSB IF YOU WOULD LIKE IT.*AK
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE LINE AND THE SPEEDOMETER DRIVE CABLE COULD BE TOO SMALL. DUE TO COMPRESSION AND REBOUND OF THE FORK, THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE COULD CONTACT AND CHAFE THE BRAKE LINE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF FRONT BRAKING CAPABILITY. IF THIS HAPPENED, DEPENDING ON TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND THE RIDER'S REACTIONS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FRONT BRAKE LINE AND SPEEDOMETER CABLE. THE BRAKE LINE WILL BE REPLACED IF THE DISTANCE TO THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE IS FOUND TO BE TOO SMALL OR IF IT IS DAMAGED. A NEW PROTECTIVE SLEEVE WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE NEAR THE FRONT FENDER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 18, 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 #5.
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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.
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