NHTSA complaint: 2007 BMW R1200 RT — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS RIDING AT NIGHT, SUDDENLY SAW SMOG COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MOTORCYCLE AND GAS ODOR AND FELT A WET LEFT LEG AND SHOE, PULL ASIDE AND PARK NOTICING ABOUT A 1/4 GALLON OF FUEL SPILL, AFTER FEW MINUTES MY LEFT HAND, SHOULDER AND NECK JUST BELOW MY HELMET START TO FEEL IRRITATION ON SKIN A BURN FEELING, AFTER REMOVING FAIRINGS FOUND OUT A CRACKED FUEL PUMP AND LEAKING QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING AT HIGH PRESSURE. IN CASE OF FIRE THE POOR FUEL PUMP DESIGN PUT MYSELF IN A REAL HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation