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BMW R1200 R

Every BMW R1200 R model year on file, 2015 to 2019. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years52015 to 2019

Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins214Summed across model years

By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% 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

Electrical system leads the BMW R1200 R complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system

Engine and cooling

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each BMW R1200 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 R1200 R by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2019	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	24
2018	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	63
2017	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	55
2016	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	35
2015	Motorcycle	1	0.0	50	3	37

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

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW R1200 R

18E-016 Mar 21, 2018
Specifically being recalled is Windscreen model number 8531917, sold for use on model year 2012-2018 F700GS motorcycles, Windscreen model number…
Equipment · 1,571 vehicles
17E-052 Aug 21, 2017
As designed, these accessory turn signals may be insufficiently visible to other drivers, and, as such, fail to comply with the requirements of…
Lighting · 9,000 vehicles
17V-481 Jul 28, 2017
When equipped with the optional aluminum luggage cases, the rear reflex reflectors may be partially blocked
Equipment · 48k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.