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BMW K1200 S Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 9 recall campaigns for the BMW K1200 S, across 6 model years from 2003 to 2008. The 2008 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2004 (1).

Model years
6

2003–2008, with a recall

Recall campaigns
9
Most recalls
2008

5 recalls

Owner complaints
48

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 48 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW K1200 S across 7 model years; the most, 14, concern the 2005.

Owners marked a crash on 3 of the BMW K1200 S complaints (6%) and a fire on 0.

Across all BMW K1200 S model years, owners name the fuel/propulsion system most often (at least 19 complaints), then the fuel system, gasoline (11).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW K1200 S in 2013: 10, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW K1200 S is engine and engine cooling, in 5 model-year listings.

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

BMW K1200 S years to avoid

Too few BMW K1200 S 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 S, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2010010not ranked
20085134not ranked
2007541not ranked
20064120not ranked
20055142not ranked
2004121not ranked
2003120not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the BMW K1200 S

  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP4
  • SUSPENSION:REAR4
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC1
  • STEERING1
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1

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

Every BMW K1200 S recall campaign (9)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW K1200 S, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
20V471000August 10, 2020fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2005–2008fire16,926
12V487000October 5, 2012service brakes, hydraulic2007–2008crash2,483
10V488000October 8, 2010suspension: rear2005–2008crash11,826
08V342000July 25, 2008steering2007crash428
08V245000June 4, 2008service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc2008crash548
08V239000June 2, 2008engine and engine cooling: engine2008crash39
07V066000February 23, 2007engine and engine cooling2003–2007fire6,631
06V164000May 15, 2006service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip2005–2006crash13,200
05V363000August 19, 2005service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip2005crash331

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

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Newest record on this page: October 31, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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