NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW R1200 R Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the BMW R1200 R, across 5 model years from 2006 to 2015. The 2015 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2011 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 7
- Most recalls
- 2015
- Owner complaints
- 18
2006–2015, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW R1200 R across 5 model years; the most, 6, concern the 2008.
Across all BMW R1200 R model years, owners name the fuel/propulsion system most often (at least 12 complaints), then the electrical system (2).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW R1200 R in 2013: 7, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW R1200 R is fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest BMW R1200 R recall, 20V471000, was reported on August 10, 2020 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.
BMW R1200 R years to avoid
Too few BMW R1200 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW R1200 R years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW R1200 R
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP4
- EQUIPMENT2
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL1
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
- STEERING1
BMW R1200 R model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW R1200 R recall campaign (7)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20V471000August 10, 2020 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2006–2008, 2011 | fire | 16,926 |
| 17V481000July 28, 2017 | equipment | 2015 | crash | 47,775 |
| 08V342000July 25, 2008 | steering | 2007 | crash | 428 |
| 08V290000July 1, 2008 | power train: manual transmission | 2008 | crash | 46 |
| 08V254000June 5, 2008 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2007–2008 | crash | 4,922 |
| 17E052000 | exterior lighting: turn signal | 2015 | crash | — |
| 18E016000 | equipment | 2015 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW R1200 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