NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN1 — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
type: Event
additional type: https://schema.org/AccidentReport
description: 2002 BMW 1200 LTS MOTORCYCLE HAS BAD HANDLING AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO BEING TOP HEAVY AND POOR ENGINEERING OF STEERING GEAR.*MR CONSUMER WASN'T ALLOWED TO RIDE THE BIKE BEFORE PURCHASING IT. HE ASSUMED SINCE IT WAS A BMW, NOTHING SHOULD BE WRONG WITH IT. WHEN HE TRIED TO SWITCH TO A LOWER GEAR (UNDER 5 MPH) HE FOUND HIMSELF ON THE GROUND WITH THE BIKE ON ITS SIDE. THE MOTORCYCLE "SNAPS" OUT FROM UNDER THE RIDER DURING TURNS. CONSUMER CRACKED HIS FOOT AFTER ONE FALL. CONSUMER NOTED THE BIKE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE FRONT END REPAIRED TO PREVENT THE BIKE FROM FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS. MOTORCYCLE WAS PUT INTO STORAGE. *PH
organizer: UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
publisher: AI Analytics
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/
source organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation

PropertyValue
property ID: NHTSA Complaint ID
value: 444634

AI Analytics
type: Organization