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BMW K100

Every BMW K100 model year on file, 1985 to 1992. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years50 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years71985 to 1992
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins21Summed across model years
By model year

The 1988 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 40% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.511.5219851986198719882199019911992
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the BMW K100 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
2
Brakes
1
Tires
1
Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW K100 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW K100 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1992Not decoded0NoneNone103
1991Not decoded10.0100103
1990Motorcycle10.0100103
1988Motorcycle20.0200003
1987Not decoded0NoneNone103
1986Not decoded0NoneNone203
1985Motorcycle10.0100203
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW K100

  • 92V-081 Jun 5, 1992
    Bonding technique used between the pad and the backing plate can result in a porous joint layer which water and salt can penetrate, resulting in…
    Brakes · 2,486 vehicles
  • 87V-193 Dec 18, 1987
    Lower part of spring/damper unit eyelet, which attaches to the rear drive unit, could crack
    Suspension · 4,687 vehicles
  • 86V-080 Jun 20, 1986
    Throttle cable may have been damaged during installation resulting in a bend or a kink or chafing and fraying of the braided wire cable
    Speed control · 9,712 vehicles
  • 85V-011 Feb 5, 1985
    Ground fault may occur in the stoplight switch which is located on the right handlebar in the throttle twist grip housing
    Lighting · 2,800 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.