By model year
BMW R80 complaints by model year
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.
Model line
BMW R80
Every BMW R80 model year on file, 1978 to 1987. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years51978 to 1987
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins5Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each BMW R80 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.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the BMW R80
- 87V-193 Dec 18, 1987
Lower part of spring/damper unit eyelet, which attaches to the rear drive unit, could crack
Suspension · 4,687 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.