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1990 BMW K1

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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1Owner complaints

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1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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What owners reported most

Fuel System, Gasoline
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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Fuel System, Gasoline complaints

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Mileage unknown · Jan 8, 2002
Fuel System, Gasoline

FUEL TANK DEVELOPED VERY LARGE LEAK AND DRAINED COMPLETELY IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS. ACCORDING TO DEALER THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE FOR TYPE OF BIKE AT 10 YEARS OLD. LUCKLY I DO NOT HAVE ANY IGNITION SOURCES IN GARAGE SO NO FIRE RESULTED. LEAK BEGAN AFTER PLACING BIKE ON CENTER STAND AFTER MOVING TO CLEAN GARAGE. FULL TANK OF…

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FUEL TANK DEVELOPED VERY LARGE LEAK AND DRAINED COMPLETELY IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS. ACCORDING TO DEALER THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE FOR TYPE OF BIKE AT 10 YEARS OLD. LUCKLY I DO NOT HAVE ANY IGNITION SOURCES IN GARAGE SO NO FIRE RESULTED. LEAK BEGAN AFTER PLACING BIKE ON CENTER STAND AFTER MOVING TO CLEAN GARAGE. FULL TANK OF ~5 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS EVENTUALLY SPILLED. TANK IS ALL ALLUMINUM. MAIN LEAK ON LEFT SIDE OF BIKE DIRECTLY ABOVE FUEL INJECTORS, ENGINE AND IGNITION COILS. SMALLER LEAK (PAINT BUBBLE) ON RIGHT SIDE OF TANK AT SAME LOCATION. LEAK SEEMS TO BE A RESULT OF CORRORSION FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TANK OUT, POSSIABLY FOLLOWING WELD OR FOLD IN METAL. IF FAILURE OCCURRED IN CLOSED GARAGE WITH IGNITION SOURCES FIRE/EXPOLSION COULD RESULT. IF FAILURE OCCURED ON ROAD FUEL WOULD LEAK ONTO RIDER RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY IN FIRE. BIKE IS COMPLETELY "STOCK" AND UNMODIFIED. NO ACCIDENTS AFFECTING TANK IN HISTORY OF OWNERSHIP, HOWEVER REAR OF BIKE DAMAGED IN ACCIDENT IN 1991. TANK CURRENTLY REPAIRED WITH "JB WELD" AND I AM RESEARCHING OTHER REPAIR OPTIONS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #756571

Official recalls

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92V081000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc:pads

Jun 5, 1992

THE 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 CORROSION OF THE BACKING PLATE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE FRONT BRAKE PADS CAN SEPARATE PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELYFROM THE CORRODED BACKING PLATE, RESULTING IN DECREASED STOPPING ABILITY AND APOSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy: REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WITH NEW PADS UTILIZING A DIFFERENT BONDING METHOD WHICH ENSURES A NON-POROUS JOINT LAYER TO PREVENT WATER AND SALT PENETRATION OF THE BACKING PLATE.

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NHTSA investigations

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