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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 BMW R 1200 R Recalls

The 2012 BMW R 1200 R has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 8, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 BMW R 1200 R. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
10

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 BMW R 1200 R, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2012 BMW R 1200 R

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
21V060000
Reported
February 8, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 20,963
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2011, 2013 R 1200 R, 9 other models

21V060000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 BMW R 1200 R complaints by year

NHTSA has received 10 owner complaints about the 2012 BMW R 1200 R, the newest on August 25, 2020.

In complaints about the 2012 BMW R 1200 R, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (80%), followed by the power train (20%) and the engine (10%).

The 2012 BMW R 1200 R's only recall does not concern the fuel/propulsion system.

Where 2012 BMW R 1200 R owners gave the mileage (10 complaints), the median was 3,953 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel/Propulsion System8
  • Power Train2
  • Engine1
  • Visibility/Wiper1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 BMW R 1200 R received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20132
20142
20161
20183
20191
20201

Complaints about the 2012 BMW R 1200 R peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 3. 40% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 10 complaints about the 2012 BMW R 1200 R are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW R 1200 R by model year

Other 2012 BMW models

Newest record on this page: February 8, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted