NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW R 18 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the BMW R 18, across 2 model years from 2021 to 2022. The 2022 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (1).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2022
- Owner complaints
- 10
2021–2022, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW R 18 across 2 model years; the most, 9, concern the 2022.
Owners marked a crash on 0 of the BMW R 18 complaints (0%) and a fire on 1.
Across all BMW R 18 model years, owners name the exterior lighting most often (at least 8 complaints), then the electrical system (1).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW R 18 in 2023: 6, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW R 18 is power train: manual transmission: seals/gaskets, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest BMW R 18 recall, 24V716000, was reported on September 26, 2024 and concerns the power train: manual transmission: seals/gaskets.
BMW R 18 years to avoid
Too few BMW R 18 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 18 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW R 18
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SEALS/GASKETS2
BMW R 18 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW R 18 recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V716000September 26, 2024 | power train: manual transmission: seals/gaskets | 2021–2022 | fire | 5,048 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW R 18. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted