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BMW K 1600 GTL Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the BMW K 1600 GTL, across 7 model years from 2012 to 2022. The 2012 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (1).

Model years
7

2012–2022, with a recall

Recall campaigns
7
Most recalls
2012

4 recalls

Owner complaints
72

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 72 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW K 1600 GTL across 9 model years; the most, 33, concern the 2012.

Owners marked a crash on 0 of the BMW K 1600 GTL complaints (0%) and a fire on 1.

Across all BMW K 1600 GTL model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 18 complaints), then the fuel/propulsion system (13).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW K 1600 GTL in 2013: 13, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW K 1600 GTL is fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest BMW K 1600 GTL recall, 26V214000, was reported on April 2, 2026 and concerns the power train: manual transmission: seals/gaskets.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2015 and 2016 BMW K 1600 GTL, model years owners have filed complaints about.

BMW K 1600 GTL years to avoid

Too few BMW K 1600 GTL model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the BMW K 1600 GTL, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2022111not ranked
2021110not ranked
2019333not ranked
201821614not ranked
2016031not ranked
2015010not ranked
2014174not ranked
2013171not ranked
201243320not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW K 1600 GTL years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the BMW K 1600 GTL

  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP5
  • POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SEALS/GASKETS4
  • POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
  • SUSPENSION:REAR1
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1

BMW K 1600 GTL model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every BMW K 1600 GTL recall campaign (7)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW K 1600 GTL, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V214000April 2, 2026power train: manual transmission: seals/gaskets2018–2019, 2021–2022fire9,160
22V023000January 21, 2022suspension: rear2019crash5,063
21V060000February 8, 2021fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2012–2014fire20,963
20V471000August 10, 2020fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2012fire16,926
19V692000October 1, 2019power train: manual transmission2018–2019crash4,672
13V617000December 12, 2013fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2012fire50,184
13V526000October 25, 2013vehicle speed control2012crash2,475

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW K 1600 GTL. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: September 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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