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BMW R 18

Every BMW R 18 model year on file, 2021 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years101 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52021 to 2025
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins17Summed across model years
By model year

The 2022 model year drew the most complaints, 9, 90% of the model's total

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

02.557.510202120229202320242025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Lighting leads the BMW R 18 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Lighting
8
Electrical system
1
Powertrain
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW R 18 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 18 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Not decoded0NoneNone001
2024Not decoded0NoneNone101
2023Not decoded0NoneNone102
2022Motorcycle911.1900101
2021Motorcycle10.01001012
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW R 18

  • 24V-716 Sep 27, 2024
    Seal for the reverse gear control unit may deteriorate and allow moisture inside the control unit, which can result in the unit overheating
    Powertrain ยท 5,048 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.