NHTSA Complaint #10809823 — 2002 BMW K1200RS

WHILE RIDING THE BIKE A FEW DAYS AGO, THE ABS FAILURE LIGHTS CAME ON. I SHUT THE BIKE OFF, AND RESTARTED TO ATTEMPT TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THIS DID NOT WORK. LATER IN THE DAY, WHEN STARTING THE BIKE UP,...THE ABS WAS FUNCTIONING, FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THEN THE FAILURE LIGHTS AGAIN CAME ON AND HAVE CONSTANTLY STAYED ON SINCE. THE BIKE IS A 2002 AND HAS JUST TURNED 33,000 MILES. I HAD THE BRAKE SYSTEM FLUSHED ABOUT A YEAR AGO IN HOPES IT WOULD PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON BMW BIKES OF THIS PERIOD,...ESPECIALLY THE BIKES IN THE "K" FAMILY. BMW DEALERS CHARGE $2200 TO REPLACE THE UNIT, WITH ANOTHER IDENTICAL UNIT, WHICH IS KNOWN TO FAIL AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS, AND BMW IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ISN'T IT TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? I RIDE BMW MOTORCYCLES BECAUSE THEY HAVE ABS BRAKES. THIS IS THE SECOND BMW K1200 THAT I HAVE OWNED IN THE LAST 10 YEARS,.....THE ABS FAILED ON THE FIRST ONE AS WELL.