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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2008 BMW R1200 Gs Adventure Recalls

The 2008 BMW R1200 Gs Adventure has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 10, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 BMW R1200 Gs Adventure. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
13

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2008 BMW R1200 Gs Adventure, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs Adventure

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
20V471000
Reported
August 10, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 16,926
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2006–2007, 2010 R1200 Gs Adventure, 15 other models

20V471000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
09V129000
Reported
April 17, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 893
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

09V129000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: manual transmission

Campaign
08V290000
Reported
July 1, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 46
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2 other models

08V290000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
08V254000
Reported
June 5, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 4,922
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2 other models

08V254000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: turn signal

Campaign
17E052000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2007, 2010, 2015, 2017 R1200 Gs Adventure, 8 other models

17E052000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2008 BMW R1200 Gs Adventure complaints by year

NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs Adventure, the newest on February 12, 2016. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs Adventure, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (38%), followed by the service brakes (23%) and the electrical system (15%).

1 of the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs Adventure's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2008 BMW R1200 Gs Adventure owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 21,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel/Propulsion System5
  • Service Brakes3
  • Electrical System2
  • Power Train2
  • Engine1
  • Equipment Adaptive/Mobility1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs Adventure received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20082
20122
20132
20144
20152
20161

Complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs Adventure peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 4. 15% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.

The 13 complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs Adventure are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW R1200 Gs Adventure by model year

Other 2008 BMW models

Newest record on this page: August 10, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted