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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 BMW R Series Recalls

The 2004 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 2004 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
4

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2004 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 2004 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 2002 R Series, 1 other model

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

2004 BMW R Series complaints by year

NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2004 BMW R Series, the newest on November 2, 2012.

In complaints about the 2004 BMW R Series, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (50%), followed by the exterior lighting (25%) and the power train (25%).

The 2004 BMW R Series's only recall also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Gasoline2
  • Exterior Lighting1
  • Power Train1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 BMW R Series received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20041
20101
20111
20121

Complaints about the 2004 BMW R Series peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 1. 25% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

The 4 complaints about the 2004 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 2004 BMW models

Newest record on this page: November 2, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted