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BMW R1100 RS

Every BMW R1100 RS model year on file, 1994 to 2000. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years100 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years61994 to 2000

Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins8Summed across model years

By model year

The 1996 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 30% of the model's total

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

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 R1100 RS complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain

Engine and cooling

Fuel system

Seats

Suspension

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each BMW R1100 RS 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 R1100 RS by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2000	Motorcycle	1	40	0	1	3
1999	Motorcycle	1	50	0	0	1
1998	Motorcycle	2	100	0	0	1
1996	Motorcycle	3	150	0	0	1
1995	Motorcycle	2	100	2	0	1
1994	Motorcycle	1	50	2	0	1

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW R1100 RS

94V-233-002 Nov 22, 1994
Nut that secures the front fork lower bridge ball joint to the telelever suspension arm can loosen
Suspension · 2,000 vehicles
94V-233-001 Nov 22, 1994
Adjustable handlebars can crack
Steering · 2,000 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.