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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2008 BMW R 1200 RT Recalls

The 2008 BMW R 1200 RT 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 RT. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
9

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2008 BMW R 1200 RT, 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 RT

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 RT, 11 other models

15V141000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 RT, 14 other models

13V617000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 RT, 5 other models

10V276000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2008 BMW R 1200 RT complaints by year

NHTSA has received 9 owner complaints about the 2008 BMW R 1200 RT, the newest on April 12, 2022.

In complaints about the 2008 BMW R 1200 RT, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (44%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (22%) and the power train (11%).

1 of the 2008 BMW R 1200 RT's 3 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel/Propulsion System4
  • Fuel System, Gasoline2
  • Power Train1
  • Service Brakes1
  • Wheels1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2008 BMW R 1200 RT received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20123
20131
20141
20151
20212
20221

Complaints about the 2008 BMW R 1200 RT peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 3. 0% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.

The 9 complaints about the 2008 BMW R 1200 RT are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW R 1200 RT by model year

Other 2008 BMW models

Newest record on this page: April 12, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted