NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 BMW R 1250 GS Recalls
The 2020 BMW R 1250 GS has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 18, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 BMW R 1250 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
- 8
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2020 BMW R 1250 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 2020 BMW R 1250 GS
Power train: manual transmission: internal: shaft: input
- Campaign
- 23V011000
- Reported
- January 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019, 2021–2023 R 1250 GS, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 20V476000
- Reported
- August 13, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,392
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 122, motorcycle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2019 R 1250 GS, 4 other models
Power train: driveline
- Campaign
- 20V165000
- Reported
- March 19, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid
- Campaign
- 20V166000
- Reported
- March 19, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 365
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 122, motorcycle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2019 R 1250 GS, 3 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights
- Campaign
- 20V146000
- Reported
- March 12, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,026
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid
- Campaign
- 20E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 R 1250 GS, 3 other models
2020 BMW R 1250 GS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 8 owner complaints about the 2020 BMW R 1250 GS, the newest on November 25, 2025.
In complaints about the 2020 BMW R 1250 GS, the component group named most often is the service brakes (88%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (13%).
3 of the 2020 BMW R 1250 GS's 6 recalls also concern the service brakes, hydraulic.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes7
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2020 BMW R 1250 GS peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 3. 88% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
The 8 complaints about the 2020 BMW R 1250 GS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW R 1250 GS by model year
Other 2020 BMW models
Newest record on this page: November 25, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted