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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

2010–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
8
Most recalls
2025

2 recalls

Owner complaints
31

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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the BMW S 1000 RR, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202521—not ranked
202412—not ranked
202322—not ranked
2022243not ranked
2021111not ranked
2020275not ranked
2015022not ranked
2013122not ranked
2012264not ranked
2011111not ranked
2010132not 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)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW S 1000 RR, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V478000July 23, 2026electrical system: ignition2020–2025crash16,736
25V480000July 25, 2025communication: auto crash notification2025crash and injury33
23V123000February 24, 2023service brakes2023crash394
22V752000October 7, 2022power train: clutch assembly2022crash and fire951
20V476000August 13, 2020service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2020crash9,392
13V617000December 12, 2013fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2010–2011fire50,184
12V585000December 14, 2012structure: motorcycle: kickstand/center stand2012–2013injury2,385
12V177000April 20, 2012engine and engine cooling: engine2012crash1,414

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