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BMW K 1600 GTL

Every BMW K 1600 GTL model year on file, 2015 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years250 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years112015 to 2025
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins144Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 16, 64% of the model's total

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

051015202015201620172018162019202020212022202320242025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the BMW K 1600 GTL complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
7
Steering
6
Fuel system
4
Electrical system
3
Suspension
2
Engine and cooling
2
Speed control
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW K 1600 GTL 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 GTL by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Not decoded0NoneNone103
2024Not decoded0NoneNone202
2023Not decoded0NoneNone109
2022Motorcycle10.0100107
2021Motorcycle10.01001011
2020Not decoded0NoneNone3011
2019Motorcycle30.0300309
2018Motorcycle160.08002021
2017Not decoded0NoneNone1024
2016Motorcycle30.01500026
2015Motorcycle10.0500021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW K 1600 GTL

  • 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
  • 19V-692 Oct 1, 2019
    Certain transmission parts may not have been produced to the appropriate hardness level
    Powertrain · 4,672 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.