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Bmw K1200lt 2000 Complaint

Complaint about POWER TRAIN : DRIVELINE : DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

JEFFERSON, MD

Consumer Complaint:
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

Date of Incident:
20030327