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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2008 BMW R1200 Rt Recalls

The 2008 BMW R1200 Rt has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 10, 2020.

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

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
23

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

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

2 recalls on the 2008 BMW R1200 Rt

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 Rt, 15 other models

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

Service brakes, hydraulic

Campaign
09V256000
Reported
July 8, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 1,535
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2007, 2009 R1200 Rt

09V256000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2008 BMW R1200 Rt complaints by year

NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Rt, the newest on April 22, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Rt, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (48%), followed by the service brakes (22%) and the power train (13%).

None of the 2008 BMW R1200 Rt's 2 recalls concerns the fuel/propulsion system.

Where 2008 BMW R1200 Rt owners gave the mileage (23 complaints), the median was 16,855 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel/Propulsion System11
  • Service Brakes5
  • Power Train3
  • Electrical System1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Fuel System, Gasoline1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Rt received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20091
20102
20124
20135
20141
20151
20164
20173
20181
20191

Complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Rt peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 5. 13% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.

The 23 complaints about the 2008 BMW R1200 Rt are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW R1200 Rt 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