babypuppi: [15] Bmw R1100s Becomes Weekly Gossip

Monday, December 31, 2018

[15] Bmw R1100s Becomes Weekly Gossip

Following an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, BMW says it isrecalling almost 51,000 motorcycles because of a possible fuel leak, according to a report the automaker posted on the agency’s website. Most of the recalled motorcycles are 2005-11 R and K series models.

The action comes almost 14 months after N.H.T.S.A. began investigating consumer complaints about fuel leaks. BMW said it would recall the motorcycles, although the automaker said the leaks do not pose “an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety.”

The problem involves cracks developing in a plastic flange on the fuel pump, possibly after a maintenance procedure is performed incorrectly. In addition, BMW said, corrosive fluids could damage a seal, causing “a small leak.”

At least one owner told the safety agency that the leak was not small.

“I started the motorcycle engine – a few seconds after it started, gasoline started to gush from the front of the bike onto the engine,” one owner wrote to the agency. “Before I knew it, I was in a puddle of gasoline. I shut it off as soon as I realized what was happening. I mopped up the gasoline off of the floor to eliminate the fire danger.”