2007 BMW F800S — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

FUEL LEAKING FROM AROUND FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THIS APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO A RECALL AFFECTING 2005 - 2012 BMW BIKES. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V617000.

ON MARCH 11, 2017 MY MOTORCYCLE STALLED WHILE I WAS RIDING IN TRAFFIC AND NEVER WANTED TO START AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AND HAD TO GET THE BIKE TOWED ON A TRUCK BACK HOME. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL UNIT HAD MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE POOLING OF FUEL AROUND IT. THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE DEVELOPED SOME CRACKS AND THUS ALLOWED THE FUEL TO LEAK THRU. CRACKS CAN BE SEEN IN THE ATTACHED PHOTOS 1, 2, 3, AND 4. THE LEAKING FUEL POOLED ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE AND ERODED THE EPOXY OR PLASTIC FILLING INSIDE THE ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP CONTROL UNIT THUS CAUSED THE UNIT TO FAIL. THE FAILING ELECTRONIC UNIT CAN CAUSE A SPARK AND START A FIRE RIGHT AT THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS RIGHT BELOW THE SEAT WHERE THE RIDER IS SITTING. THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE FIRE HAZARD. MANY BMW MOTORCYCLES AROUND THE SAME YEAR WAS RECALLED FOR EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V617000). THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO BMW F 800 S MODELS AS WELL. THE FLANGE AND THE FUEL PUMP IS MANUFACTURED BY AN ITALIAN COMPANY CALLED BITRON (HTTP://WWW.BITRON.NET/INDEX.PHP?OPTION=COM_K2&VIEW=ITEMLIST&TASK=TAG&TAG=PUMP&ITEMID=142). BMW DOES NOT SELL THE FLANGE ITSELF BUT THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR $414.77 WHICH IS A COSTLY REPAIR WITH THE LABOR AND TAX. ANOTHER PROBLEM OCCURRED SOON AFTER THE FUEL PUMP WAS REMOVED FROM FUEL TANK. THE BEIGE COLORED PLASTIC THAT IS COVERING THE FUEL PUMP DEVELOPED CRACKS JUST AS IT WAS SITTING ON THE SHELF. THIS CANE BE SEEN IN ATTACHED PHOTO 5.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW F800S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V549000 (WHEELS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS PER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT WARRANTED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SIGN OF WEAR ON THE BEARING OR THE AXLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE IF THE BEARING OR AXLE WAS WORN AND WANTED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE BEARING AND AXLE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO REPLACE EITHER COMPONENT UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09-03-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL IS AN INSPECTION TO DETERMINE IF A FAILURE HAS OCCURRED NOT IF A FAILURE WILL OCCUR. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE DURING AN EXTENDED RIDING EVENT. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON ANOTHER MOTORCYCLE THE CONSUMER OWNS ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE BEARING AND AXLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. UPDATED 11/18/2014 *JS

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

UPON DECELERATING AND ENGAGING THE CLUTCH AS IF TO STOP, THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY DIE. SEVERAL MINUTES AND MANY STARTING ATTEMPTS ARE GENERALLY REQUIRED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BEFORE IT WILL RUN AGAIN. NO OBVIOUS SERIES OF EVENTS FORECASTS THIS FAILURE. BUMP-STARTING THE ENGINE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP HAS, ON ONE OCCASION, REFIRED THE ENGINE AND IT CONTINUED RUNNING. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION THIS ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DOWNSHIFTING ENTERING A HIGHWAY ONRAMP, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE DIED, RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS LOSS OF POWER HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND THE DEALER HAS INVESTIGATED THE SITUATION AND DEALT WITH THE ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY TWICE WITHOUT IDENTIFYING OR FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR