NHTSA Complaint #11687646 — 2012 BMW K 1600 GTL

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11687646
Vehicle	2012 BMW K 1600 GTL
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident	September 8, 2025
Date Filed	September 16, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

Strong scent of fuel odor. Plastic elbow connectors is the culprit . This is the 2nd time this bike went in for Fuel leak problem. 1st time it went in the Bmw service bike was at 19,500 miles went in for fuel leak recall. They said they fixed it but 300+ miles later at 19,800 miles it started a fuel leak again. This time bmw charge me to fix the fuel leak issue. Should have been part of the fuel leak recall issue.

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