1999 BMW K1200LT Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 50 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 35,527miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the fuel system of the 1999 BMW K1200LT, 2% of the 50 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 35,527 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Started engine, noticed smoke coming from under vehicle, turned engine to off, got off and saw fire on left side. Grabbed fire extinguisher and extinguished fire. Fire caused by plastic fuel rail failure and spilling fuel onto engine header. Probable cause of fuel rail failure is ethanol fuel deteriorating fuel rail.”
NHTSA complaint #10566567, filed 2014-02, 35,527 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10030825Nov 1, 2007Bmw motorcycle: engine fuels containing ethanol. Bmw motorrad has no objection to the use of si engine fuels containing up to a maximum of 10% ethanol and imposes no warranty…
Fuel system: other model years
Other parts of the 1999 BMW K1200LT
37 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 BMW K1200LT
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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