NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW R 1250 RT Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the BMW R 1250 RT, across 6 model years from 2019 to 2024. The 2020 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2024 (1).
- Model years
- 6
- Recall campaigns
- 7
- Most recalls
- 2020
- Owner complaints
- 23
2019–2024, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 23 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW R 1250 RT across 6 model years; the most, 9, concern the 2019.
Across all BMW R 1250 RT model years, owners name the service brakes most often (at least 13 complaints), then the forward collision avoidance (4).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW R 1250 RT in 2020: 8, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW R 1250 RT is power train: manual transmission: internal: shaft: input, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest BMW R 1250 RT recall, 24V165000, was reported on February 29, 2024 and concerns the suspension: front.
BMW R 1250 RT years to avoid
Too few BMW R 1250 RT 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 RT years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW R 1250 RT
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:SHAFT:INPUT5
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID4
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER2
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE1
- SUSPENSION:FRONT1
BMW R 1250 RT model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW R 1250 RT recall campaign (7)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V165000February 29, 2024 | suspension: front | 2024 | crash | 191 |
| 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 |
| 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 RT. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: June 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted