NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 BMW R1200 Gs Recalls
The 2008 BMW R1200 Gs has 6 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. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 18
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2008 BMW R1200 Gs, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs
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 2005–2007, 2009–2011 R1200 Gs, 15 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 09V319000
- Reported
- August 7, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,839
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 R1200 Gs
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 09V129000
- Reported
- April 17, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 893
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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
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 2006–2007 R1200 Gs, 2 other models
Exterior lighting: turn signal
- Campaign
- 17E052000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009–2011, 2013–2017 R1200 Gs, 8 other models
2008 BMW R1200 Gs complaints by year
NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs, the newest on October 1, 2016. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (44%), followed by the power train (22%) and the electrical system (17%).
1 of the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs's 6 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2008 BMW R1200 Gs owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 20,200 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
- Power Train4
- Electrical System3
- Engine2
- Fuel System, Other2
- Service Brakes1
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 7. 6% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 18 complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Gs are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW R1200 Gs 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