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BMW K 1600 B

Every BMW K 1600 B model year on file, 2017 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years180 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92017 to 2025
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins52Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 39% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

024682017201872019202020212022202320242025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the BMW K 1600 B complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
8
Suspension
5
Fuel system
4
Speed control
2
Wheels
2
Structure
1
Powertrain
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW K 1600 B model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW K 1600 B by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Motorcycle10.0100103
2024Motorcycle10.0100202
2023Motorcycle20.0200109
2022Motorcycle30.0300106
2021Not decoded0NoneNone109
2020Motorcycle10.050209
2019Motorcycle30.0300207
2018Motorcycle70.0350107
2017Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW K 1600 B

  • 26V-214 Apr 2, 2026
    Seal for the reverse gear control unit may deteriorate and allow moisture inside the control unit, which can result in the unit overheating
    Powertrain · 9,160 vehicles
  • 24V-165 Feb 29, 2024
    Front spring strut may contain an incorrectly manufactured proportional valve that can loosen, and result in strut failure and a loss of stability
    Suspension · 191 vehicles
  • 22V-023 Jan 21, 2022
    Link strut connecting the rear suspension to the frame may have insufficient strength, which can cause the link strut to become damaged
    Suspension · 5,063 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.