1999 BMW K1200LT drivetrain & axles problems
36 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 1999 BMW K1200LT, which is 65% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 66% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 92% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
I've owned this bike since 2002 and sill have it. During that time I have experience two rear drive failures as described in odi no. 10439549, and currently being investigated under campaign dp12001. At the time BMW was in denial about the issue or claimed that it was rare. Well, I know 6 people with this same motorcycle and we've all had the rear drive fail. I am the only one to have it fail twice. I believe BMW has superseded that large bearing in the rear drive with a new part number and it's holding up better.
Same failure as described in odi no. 10439549, and currently being investigated under campaign dp12001. This same part has failed three times during the last six year, or approximately every 10,000 miles.