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BMW R100

Every BMW R100 model year on file, 1977 to 1995. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years50 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years121977 to 1995
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins11Summed across model years
By model year

The 1990 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 40% of the model's total

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

00.511.521977197819791980198119821990219911992199319941995
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 R100 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
2
Lighting
1
Wheels
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW R100 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 R100 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1995Not decoded0NoneNone001
1994Motorcycle10.050001
1993Motorcycle10.050001
1992Not decoded0NoneNone101
1991Motorcycle10.0100001
1990Motorcycle20.0200000
1982Not decoded0NoneNone101
1981Not decoded0NoneNone101
1980Not decoded0NoneNone101
1979Not decoded0NoneNone101
1978Not decoded0NoneNone101
1977Not decoded0NoneNone201
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW R100

  • 92V-081 Jun 5, 1992
    Bonding technique used between the pad and the backing plate can result in a porous joint layer which water and salt can penetrate, resulting in…
    Brakes · 2,486 vehicles
  • 84V-092 Aug 16, 1984
    Wheel may develop cracks and fractures from operating on rough roads
    Wheels · 24k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.