NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 BMW R 1200 GS Recalls
The 2008 BMW R 1200 GS has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 11, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 BMW R 1200 GS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 14
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2008 BMW R 1200 GS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2008 BMW R 1200 GS
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 15V141000
- Reported
- March 11, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,426
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007, 2009–2010 R 1200 GS, 11 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 13V617000
- Reported
- December 12, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,184
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007, 2009–2011 R 1200 GS, 14 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 10V276000
- Reported
- June 18, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,532
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 R 1200 GS, 5 other models
2008 BMW R 1200 GS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2008 BMW R 1200 GS, the newest on November 17, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (7%).
In complaints about the 2008 BMW R 1200 GS, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (57%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (43%) and the power train (7%).
1 of the 2008 BMW R 1200 GS's 3 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2008 BMW R 1200 GS owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
- Fuel System, Gasoline6
- Power Train1
- Vehicle Speed Control1
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 BMW R 1200 GS peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 5. 7% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 14 complaints about the 2008 BMW R 1200 GS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW R 1200 GS by model year
Other 2008 BMW models
Newest record on this page: November 17, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted