NHTSA Complaint #10549250 — 2007 BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE

BIKE STARTED LEAKING FUEL.. WAS GETTING ON TO RIDER CLOTHING. WHEN DISASSEMBLED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL WAS COMING FROM CRACK IN PLASTIC PIECE ON FUEL FLANGE. BMW REQUIRED A COMPLETE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY (2 PARTS FLANGE AND PUMP) TO BE PURCHASED TO THE AMOUNT OF $500.00.. BUT YOU CAN PURCHASE JUST THE PUMP WITHOUT THE FLANGE SEPARATELY. ACCORDING TO LOCAL BMW SHOP NUMEROUS BIKES ARE COMING IN WITH THIS PROBLEM.. YEARS 2005 TO 2010.. BMW REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH METAL RING ON NEW BIKES BUT ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF EXISTING PROBLEMS. WE HAD A 2005 K1200 S THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE BUT IT HAPPENED WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVE ANOTHER R1200 GS (2007) THAT WE ASSUME WILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I SPOKE WITH BMW CUSTOMER SERVICE I ASKED THEM IF A RIDER HAD TO CATCH FIRE FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT HAD NOT HAPPENED YET.. ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE NUMEROUS STORIES OF THESE BIKES WITH THIS DANGEROUS FUEL LEAK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME *TR