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BMW R 1250 R

Every BMW R 1250 R model year on file, 2020 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years20 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52020 to 2024
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins45Summed across model years
By model year

The 2020 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 50% of the model's total

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

00.250.50.751202012021202220232024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the BMW R 1250 R complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
2
Engine and cooling
1
Speed control
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW R 1250 R 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 R 1250 R by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Not decoded0NoneNone006
2023Not decoded0NoneNone008
2022Motorcycle10.0100003
2021Not decoded0NoneNone1015
2020Motorcycle10.0503013
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW R 1250 R

  • 20V-495 Aug 20, 2020
    Tire pressure labels may not remain affixed to the motorcycle frame
    Equipment · 447 vehicles
  • 20V-166 Mar 19, 2020
    Brake fluid reservoir cap may not clearly state the required type of brake fluid and the process for filling the reservoir, possibly leading to an…
    Brakes · 365 vehicles
  • 20E-013 Mar 19, 2020
    Brake fluid reservoir cap may not clearly state the required type of brake fluid and the process for filling the reservoir, possibly leading to an…
    Brakes · 49 vehicles
  • 20V-146 Mar 12, 2020
    Brake light may flash instead of remain steady during emergency braking
    Lighting · 4,026 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.