NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW K 1600 B Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the BMW K 1600 B, across 7 model years from 2018 to 2025. The 2024 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 3
- Most recalls
- 2024
- Owner complaints
- 19
2018–2025, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW K 1600 B across 7 model years; the most, 7, concern the 2018.
Across all BMW K 1600 B model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 8 complaints), then the suspension (5).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW K 1600 B in 2026: 7, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW K 1600 B is power train: manual transmission: seals/gaskets, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest BMW K 1600 B recall, 26V214000, was reported on April 2, 2026 and concerns the power train: manual transmission: seals/gaskets.
BMW K 1600 B years to avoid
Too few BMW K 1600 B model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW K 1600 B years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW K 1600 B
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SEALS/GASKETS7
- SUSPENSION:REAR2
- SUSPENSION:FRONT1
BMW K 1600 B model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW K 1600 B recall campaign (3)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V214000April 2, 2026 | power train: manual transmission: seals/gaskets | 2018–2020, 2022–2025 | fire | 9,160 |
| 24V165000February 29, 2024 | suspension: front | 2024 | crash | 191 |
| 22V023000January 21, 2022 | suspension: rear | 2019–2020 | crash | 5,063 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW K 1600 B. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted