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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2022 BMW R 18 Recalls

The 2022 BMW R 18 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 26, 2024.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 BMW R 18. 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
9

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2022 BMW R 18, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2022 BMW R 18

Power train: manual transmission: seals/gaskets

Campaign
24V716000
Reported
September 26, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 5,048
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2021 R 18

24V716000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2022 BMW R 18 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 9 owner complaints about the 2022 BMW R 18, the newest on October 21, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2022 BMW R 18, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (89%), followed by the electrical system (11%).

The 2022 BMW R 18's only recall does not concern the exterior lighting.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Exterior Lighting8
  • Electrical System1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2022 BMW R 18 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20236
20242
20251

Complaints about the 2022 BMW R 18 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 6. 100% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.

The 9 complaints about the 2022 BMW R 18 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW R 18 by model year

Other 2022 BMW models

Newest record on this page: October 21, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted