NHTSA Complaint #11579464 — 2012 BMW K 1600 GTL

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11579464
Vehicle	2012 BMW K 1600 GTL
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	March 25, 2024
Date Filed	March 26, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

Motorcycle has 45000miles and the transmission started to stutter in 4th gear, the symptoms match the recalled transmission for 2017 bmw k1600. This is very dangerous and in 4th gear the vehicle is traveling at around 50mph, when applying throttle the whole bike bucks and becomes unstable

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