2009 BMW K1300 S

ON AUGUST 29, 2013 MY CONTINENTAL CONTISPORT ATTACK FRONT TIRE POPPED WHILE I WAS RIDING MY 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE NORTH OF DAHLONEGA, GA. I WAS LUCKY AND DID NOT CRASH. I WAS RIDING AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE TIRE POPPED. THE CENTER OF THE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING THE RAPID DEFLATION. I HAD THE BIKE TOWED ON A FLAT BED TO EUROPEAN MOTORSPORTS INC. AND BOUGHT A NEW PIRELLI ROSSO 2 TIRE FOR $168.33. THE FLAT BED TOW COST ME $110. THE TIRE WAS A CONTI SPORT ATTACK SIZE 120/70ZR17 MOTORCYCLE TIRE. I FOUND OUT ON APRIL 21, 2016 THAT CONTINENTAL HAS A RECALL ON THIS TIRE FOR RAPID DEFLATION BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION - THE RECALL NOTICE FROM CONTI IS PSIB 14-06 DATED NOVEMBER 6, 2014. I CALLED CONTINENTAL AND TALKED TO JANET DECANDIA AT 973-471-8890 EMAIL = JANET.DECANDIA@CONTI-NA.COM. JANET TOLD ME I HAD NO RECOURSE BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE CARCASS OR THE DOT SERIAL NUMBER. I FOUND THE DOT SERIAL NUMBER FROM AN OLD PICTURE AND ON MAY 19, 2016 I SENT HER VIA EMAIL ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION PROVING BIKE YEAR, MODEL, VIN # AND PROOF OF CURRENT OWNERSHIP. ON MAY 20, 2016 JANET SENT ME AN EMAIL TELLING ME "I WENT THRU ALL YOUR DOCS AS WELL AS CHECKING THE BMW WEBSITE FOR THE OE FITMENT ON YOUR BIKE, AND ALSO THE LIST OF VIN'S WE RECEIVED FROM BMW THAT WERE EFFECTED BY THE RECALL. YOUR BIKE DID NOT HAVE A RECALLED TIRE ON IT. THE OE FITMENT ON YOUR BIKE WAS OUR 120/70ZR17 SPORT ATTACK "C", WHEREAS THE RECALLED TIRE DID NOT HAVE THE "C" DESIGNATION. ALSO, THERE WERE NO MODEL YEAR 2009 1300S BIKES ON THE VIN LIST BMW PROVIDED TO US.". IF THE SPORT ATTACK "C" TIRE THAT POPPED WAS NOT A PART OF THE CONTI RECALL, IT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL IMMEDIATELY. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THAT TIRE'S FAULTY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW K1300S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V384000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS DECELERATING AND DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR AT 4 MPH, I PULLED THE CLUTCH IN AND COASTED TO A STOP THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. I TRIED TO START BUTTON, BUT THERE WAS NO CATCHING. I PRESSED THE START BUTTON AND ACCELERATED THE RPM'S TO 4000 THEN THE BIKE TOOK OFF ABRUPTLY. ONE THOUSAND FEET LATER, I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT 5 MPH AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AGAIN. A HALF MILE LATER I WAS IN FIRST GEAR INTO A CORNER AT 5 MPH THEN THE ENGINE DIED. THERE WAS NO STARTING WITH THE START BUTTON, SO I POPPED THE CLUTCH AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND I ACCELERATED. AS LONG AS I KEPT THE RPM'S HIGH THERE WAS NO STALLING, BUT IF I CAN TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED FIVE TIMES TODAY!!!! I ALMOST WRECKED IN THE CURVE WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. *TR

THE BIKE STALLS WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN AND GO TO SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR. IT HAS DONE IT NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS ON A MOTORCYCLE. THIS BIKE WAS RE-SOLD BY BMW AFTER THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. BMW'S FIX DIDN'T WORK, THE BIKE IS STILL STALLING. THE BIKE HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A MONTH AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY JUST KEEP REPLACING RANDOM PARTS TO TRY AND CORRECT IT. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT BMW NEEDS TO ADDRESS CORRECTLY OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. MY GUESS IS THE MAPPING UNIT FOR THE BIKE ISN'T MAPPED CORRECTLY AND THEY NEED TO DESIGN ONE THAT IS OR CAN BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY. *TR