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NHTSA Safety Recalls

BMW K1200 R Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the BMW K1200 R, across 3 model years from 2005 to 2007. The 2007 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (3).

Model years
3

2005–2007, with a recall

Recall campaigns
6
Most recalls
2007

5 recalls

Owner complaints
20

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW K1200 R across 4 model years; the most, 14, concern the 2006.

Owners marked a crash on 2 of the BMW K1200 R complaints (10%) and a fire on 0.

Across all BMW K1200 R model years, owners name the fuel/propulsion system most often (at least 8 complaints), then the power train (6).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW K1200 R in 2012: 7, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW K1200 R is engine and engine cooling, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest BMW K1200 R recall, 20V471000, was reported on August 10, 2020 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.

BMW K1200 R years to avoid

Too few BMW K1200 R 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the BMW K1200 R, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2007530not ranked
20064142not ranked
2005311not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW K1200 R years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the BMW K1200 R

  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP3
  • SUSPENSION:REAR3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
  • STEERING1

BMW K1200 R model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every BMW K1200 R recall campaign (6)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW K1200 R, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
20V471000August 10, 2020fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2005–2007fire16,926
12V487000October 5, 2012service brakes, hydraulic2007crash2,483
10V488000October 8, 2010suspension: rear2005–2007crash11,826
08V342000July 25, 2008steering2007crash428
07V066000February 23, 2007engine and engine cooling2005–2007fire6,631
06V164000May 15, 2006service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip2006crash13,200

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW K1200 R. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: August 10, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted