NHTSA Complaint #10464174 — 1999 BMW R1100RT-P

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 FINAL DRIVE AND DRENCHED THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR AND REAR WHEEL AND TIRE. I CAN PROVIDE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE OIL SPILL IN PLACE. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL IN THE FINAL DRIVE IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. I OBTAINED SOME OIL AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT ABOUT A CUP OF NEW OIL IN THE DRIVE TO SEE IF THE SEAL HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND THE OIL DRAINED COMPLETELY OUT ONTO THE GROUND OUT OF THE FINAL DRIVE. I HAD TO HAVE THE MOTORCYCLE TOWED TO A SAFE LOCATION FOR REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED TO BE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS, PLUS POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR BRAKE COMPONENTS AND THE OIL SOAKED TIRE. *JS