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BMW S1000 R

Every BMW S1000 R model year on file, 2014 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years40 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72014 to 2020
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins233Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 50% of the model's total

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

00.511.5220142015220162017201820192020
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 S1000 R complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
2
Engine and cooling
1
Fuel system
1
Structure
1
Electrical system
1
Speed control
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW S1000 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 S1000 R by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2020Not decoded0NoneNone1011
2019Not decoded0NoneNone1021
2018Not decoded0NoneNone1086
2017Motorcycle20.01001029
2016Not decoded0NoneNone2031
2015Not decoded20.02002028
2014Not decoded0NoneNone2027
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW S1000 R

  • 20V-146 Mar 12, 2020
    Brake light may flash instead of remain steady during emergency braking
    Lighting · 4,026 vehicles
  • 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.