# 2000 BMW BMW MOTORCYCLE — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `552277` · 2005-08-31 · BMW of North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BMW
- **Model:** BMW MOTORCYCLE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** BMW of North America, LLC
- **Component:** TIRES
- **Miles at failure:** 68,000
- **Speed:** 18 mph
## Narrative
MISHLER BMW OF BEAVER DAM, WI  INSTALLED A NEW PAIR OF METZLER ME880 TIRES ON MY 2000 BMW K1200 LT MOTORCYCLE RIMS ON AUGUST,5 2005.  I INSTALLED THESE RIMS ON  AUGUST,6 2005 AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE APPOX. FIVE MILES.  WHILE  MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY THE BIKE STARTED TO SLIDE OUT FROM UNDERNEATH ME, I PUT MY RIGHT LEG DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO SUPPORT THE BIKE.  THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO MY ANKLE AND LOWER LEG.  I BELIEVE THIS ACCIDENT WAS  A DIRECT RESULT OF THE RELEASE AGENT USED TO UNMOLD THE TIRES DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS STILL ON THE TIRE. *JB
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