NHTSA Complaint #11271619 — 2018 BMW K1600B

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 BMW K1600B MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HANDLE BARS SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHILE PASSING OTHER VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE IN FIFTH OR SIXTH GEAR, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL HIGH PITCHED GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT CALLED INDIAN AND BMW MOTORCYCLES OF TULSA (1200 W SW EXPY DR, BROKEN ARROW, OK 74012, (918) 258-4774) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR WHEEL COULD SEIZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V692000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.