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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 BMW R Series Recalls

The 2002 BMW R Series has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2004.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 BMW R Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
8

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2002 BMW R Series, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2002 BMW R Series

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
04V028000
Reported
January 15, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 39,000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2004 R Series, 1 other model

04V028000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 BMW R Series complaints by year

NHTSA has received 8 owner complaints about the 2002 BMW R Series, the newest on February 5, 2012.

In complaints about the 2002 BMW R Series, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (38%), followed by the power train (38%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (13%).

The 2002 BMW R Series's only recall also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Gasoline3
  • Power Train3
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
  • Structure1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 BMW R Series received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20051
20061
20071
20091
20102
20111
20121

Complaints about the 2002 BMW R Series peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 2. 13% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.

The 8 complaints about the 2002 BMW R Series are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW R Series by model year

Other 2002 BMW models

Newest record on this page: February 5, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted