NHTSA Complaint #10559039 — 2007 BMW F800S

AFTER REFUELING TO A FULL TANK, FUEL VISIBLE AT TOP OF FILLER NECK, THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DRIVEN HOME 1 MILE AND PARKED IN GARAGE. WENT TO START THE BIKE THE NEXT DAY AND THE BIKE WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE GARAGE. I TOOK THE SEAT OFF AND INSPECTED THE FUEL VENT HOSES AND CHARCOAL CANISTER. THERE WAS A VISIBLE PUDDLE OF FUEL ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP, COVERING ALL THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, AND ON THE FLOOR. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS FIRE RISK SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRONICS DUE TO FUEL FILLING THE FUEL TANK PUMP ELECTRONICS COMPARTMENT. I MADE SURE NOT TO FILL/OVERFILL THE TANK WITH FUEL AND THE BIKE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR A FEW MONTHS. THEN THE SAME SCENARIO OCCURRED ON OR ABOUT 01 JAN 2014. THIS TIME THE DEALER FOUND THE REAL PROBLEM, THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AFFECTING MANY OTHER BMW MOTORCYCLES THAT HAVE A RECALL IN PLACE -NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V617000. I AM REQUESTING THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 2007 BMW F800S MOTORCYCLES ALSO. *TR