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2002 BMW R 1150 GS Adventure Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2002 BMW R 1150 GS Adventure right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 1 owner complaint is on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2002 BMW R 1150 GS Adventure.

2002 BMW R 1150 GS Adventure owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2002 BMW R 1150 GS Adventure, describing incidents dated April 24, 2014.

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ODI #10643674 · Filed October 9, 2014
WHILE RIDING ON I-95 THE TRANSMISSION (GEARBOX) ON MY MOTORCYCLE MADE A LOUD BANG (NOISE) AND THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP MOMENTARILY. I IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED THE CLUTCH AND WAS ABLE TO FREE-WHEEL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AT THIS POINT THE HIGHWAY IS THREE LANES AND I WAS JUST LUCKY NOT TO BE BOXED IN…

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We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2002 BMW R 1150 GS Adventure right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2002 BMW R 1150 GS Adventure. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2002 BMW R 1150 GS Adventure.

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ODI #10643674

Incident: April 24, 2014 · Filed: October 9, 2014

WHILE RIDING ON I-95 THE TRANSMISSION (GEARBOX) ON MY MOTORCYCLE MADE A LOUD BANG (NOISE) AND THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP MOMENTARILY. I IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED THE CLUTCH AND WAS ABLE TO FREE-WHEEL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AT THIS POINT THE HIGHWAY IS THREE LANES AND I WAS JUST LUCKY NOT TO BE BOXED IN BY TRAFFIC AND COULD GET TO SAFETY WITHOUT CRASHING OR BEING RUN OVER. THE INTERNALS OF THE TRANSMISSION IS PARTIALLY DESTROYED AS PER THE BMW SERVICE CENTER AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION AT MY OWN COST. THIS INCIDENT IS VERY SIMILAR TO NHTSA ID #: 10456593 AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE MILEAGE IS NOT HIGH FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS CALIBER AND IT POINTS TO A COMMON DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. THE 2003 MODEL HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE AS PER NHTSA ID #:02V319000. *TR

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