NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW S 1000 RR Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the BMW S 1000 RR, across 10 model years from 2010 to 2025. The 2025 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2024 (1).
- Model years
- 10
- Recall campaigns
- 8
- Most recalls
- 2025
- Owner complaints
- 31
2010–2025, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW S 1000 RR across 11 model years; the most, 7, concern the 2020.
Across all BMW S 1000 RR model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 14 complaints), then the electrical system (6).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW S 1000 RR in 2012: 4, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW S 1000 RR is electrical system: ignition, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest BMW S 1000 RR recall, 26V478000, was reported on July 23, 2026 and concerns the electrical system: ignition.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2015 BMW S 1000 RR, model year owners have filed complaints about.
BMW S 1000 RR years to avoid
Too few BMW S 1000 RR 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 2 | 7 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 2 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW S 1000 RR years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW S 1000 RR
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION6
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2
- STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND2
- SERVICE BRAKES1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER1
- POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY1
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
- COMMUNICATION: AUTO CRASH NOTIFICATION1
BMW S 1000 RR model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW S 1000 RR recall campaign (8)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V478000July 23, 2026 | electrical system: ignition | 2020–2025 | crash | 16,736 |
| 25V480000July 25, 2025 | communication: auto crash notification | 2025 | crash and injury | 33 |
| 23V123000February 24, 2023 | service brakes | 2023 | crash | 394 |
| 22V752000October 7, 2022 | power train: clutch assembly | 2022 | crash and fire | 951 |
| 20V476000August 13, 2020 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper | 2020 | crash | 9,392 |
| 13V617000December 12, 2013 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2010–2011 | fire | 50,184 |
| 12V585000December 14, 2012 | structure: motorcycle: kickstand/center stand | 2012–2013 | injury | 2,385 |
| 12V177000April 20, 2012 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2012 | crash | 1,414 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW S 1000 RR. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted