NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW R 1250 GS Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the BMW R 1250 GS, across 5 model years from 2019 to 2023. The 2020 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2023 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 7
- Most recalls
- 2020
- Owner complaints
- 29
2019–2023, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW R 1250 GS across 5 model years; the most, 15, concern the 2019.
Across all BMW R 1250 GS model years, owners name the service brakes most often (at least 19 complaints), then the electrical system (4).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW R 1250 GS in 2020: 8, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW R 1250 GS is power train: manual transmission: internal: shaft: input, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest BMW R 1250 GS recall, 23V011000, was reported on January 18, 2023 and concerns the power train: manual transmission: internal: shaft: input.
BMW R 1250 GS years to avoid
Too few BMW R 1250 GS 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 R 1250 GS years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW R 1250 GS
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:SHAFT:INPUT5
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID4
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER2
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS1
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE1
BMW R 1250 GS model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW R 1250 GS recall campaign (7)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V011000January 18, 2023 | power train: manual transmission: internal: shaft: input | 2019–2023 | crash | 18,534 |
| 20V495000August 20, 2020 | equipment: other: labels | 2021 | crash | 447 |
| 20V476000August 13, 2020 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper | 2019–2020 | crash | 9,392 |
| 20V165000March 19, 2020 | power train: driveline | 2020 | crash | 4 |
| 20V166000March 19, 2020 | service brakes, hydraulic: fluid | 2019–2020 | crash | 365 |
| 20V146000March 12, 2020 | exterior lighting: brake lights | 2020 | crash | 4,026 |
| 20E013000 | service brakes, hydraulic: fluid | 2019–2020 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW R 1250 GS. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: November 25, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted