Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
37
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-03 | 05V082000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 3,084 | — | Details |
| 2004-12-06 | 04V576000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 485 | — | Details |
| 2004-06-22 | 04V297000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 99 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R1200 GS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, FUEL HAD LEAKED F… |
| 2017-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS PUMP FAILURE. |
| 2015-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | I EXPERIENCED A 100% NO BRAKES SITUATION COMING INTO A SLOW SPEED 90 DEGREE TURN ON A BACK ROAD. LUCKILY I HADN'T BEEN … |
| 2014-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | UPON REPLACING REAR TIRE AT THE BMW DEALERSHIP, NOTICED A CRACKED REAR WHEEL FLANGE. THESE CRACKS APPEARED ON 4 OF 5 AT… |
| 2014-07-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 BMW R1200 GS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE MOTORCYCLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED… |
| 2014-06-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS REPLACING MY REAR BRAKE ROTOR. THE ROTOR IS BOLTED TO A PIECE CALLED A FLANGE (PART NUMBER 33117722831) USING 5 … |
| 2013-09-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LEAKING AT THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE AS WELL AS AT THE SUCTION PUMP FLANGE AROUND THE BASE OF THE QUICK DISCONNECT FITT… |
| 2013-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | SMELLED FUEL, REMOVED LEFT SIDE COVER, SAW TOP OF FUEL PUMP COVERED WITH GAS. IT IS LEAKING FROM THE PLASTIC QUICK DISC… |
| 2013-07-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FLANGE CRACKED AT FUEL PUMP OUTPUT CONNECTOR AND FUEL SPRAYED OUT UNDER PRESSURE. PRESSURIZED FUEL SPRAYED ON… |
| 2013-07-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CRACKS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE FUEL LINE INPUT FLANGE @ FUEL PUMP AND THE RETURN FUEL FLANGE. *TR |
| 2013-04-11 | WHEELS | No | 0 | UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT EACH OF FIVE WHEEL MOUNTING TABS ON THE REAR WHEEL FLANGE IS CRACKED. THIS HAS BEEN … |
| 2013-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R1200GS MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MEC… |
| 2013-02-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING SERVICE, TECH NOTICED A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING. BIKE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO RISK OF FUEL LEAK AND FI… |
| 2012-12-09 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DISCOVERED 12/9/2012. EXTENT OF CRACKING INDICATES THAT THE ISSUE LIKELY BEGAN A NUMBER OF YEARS EARLIER. MY FUEL T… |
| 2012-10-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FAULTY FUEL STRIP GAS GAUGE WILL SHOW 1/2 TANK, BUT TANK MAY BE FULL OR EMPTY, OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. LIKEWISE, GA… |
| 2012-09-22 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R1200 GS MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEA… |
| 2012-08-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER FILLING UP ON FUEL AND DRIVING HOME (LESS THAN FIVE MILES), I PARKED THE MOTORCYCLE. LATER IN THE DAY, I NOTICED … |
| 2012-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL STARTED LEAKING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK , LEAKING FROM CRACKS IN FLANGE CONNECTION VERY UNSAFE FIRE HAZARD. *TR |
| 2012-06-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL PUMP FITTING CRACKED WHILE I WAS RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS RESULTED IN FUEL SPRAYING ON ME AND DRIPPING ONTO… |
| 2012-01-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN WITH INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION AND HAVE NOW FAILED COMPLETELY. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT T… |
| 2011-09-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DETECTED FUEL LEAKING FROM LEFT SIDE OF MOTORCYCLE. LEFT SHIN WAS COVERED IN GASOLINE. REMOVED SIDE COVERS AND DETECT… |
| 2011-07-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FINAL DRIVE ON THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED. THIS IS A TYPICAL FAILURE FOR MANY BMW MOTORCYCLES. THERE WAS MINOR LEAKAGE/SEEPA… |
| 2009-11-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. HARD TO STOP BIKE AND A NEAR MISS WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY FRONT B… |
| 2009-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE TRANSMISSION JUNCTURE BEING BLOWN BACK ONTO REAR TIRE ON MY 2005 BMW MOTORCYCLE. *YT |
| 2008-10-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REAR WHEEL MOVED SIDE TO SIDE (BEARING ABOUT TO FAIL). SECOND R1200GS I OWNED WITH SAME SAFETY FAILURE, REPLACED AND S… |
| 2008-05-03 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | 2005 BMW 1200 GS MOTORCYCLE HAD A DEFECTIVE PART. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR WHEEL FINAL DRIVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WA… |
| 2008-04-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE REAR MAIN SEAL BEGAN LEAKING RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED. THIS WAS SECOND MAJOR SEAL FAILURE, THE FIRST… |
| 2007-10-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R1200 GS. WHILE CRUISING AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL OF THE OTHE… |
| 2007-10-04 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT | No | 0 | ON MY BMW R1200GS, I NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE FINAL DRIVE. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE SEAL WAS ONLY AN INDICATION THAT T… |
| 2007-07-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R1200 GS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FINAL DRIVE BEARING FAIL… |
| 2007-05-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R1200 GS MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH INTO 40-50MPH WIND, THE LEFT SIDE PANEL DETACH… |
| 2007-05-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STOPPED AFTER RIDING TO WORK, NOTICED FUEL SMELL, LOOKED CLOSER, GAS WAS DRIPPING ON HOT EXHAUST PIPE. TURNS OUT THE F… |
| 2006-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, TYPICALLY IN 6000 MILES, AS OPPOSED TO TYPICAL PAD LIFE WHICH IS ~18-24000 MILES.… |
| 2006-08-16 | STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AFTERMARKET SADDLE BAG INSTALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP HAD SEPARATED FROM THE MOTORCYCLE TWICE… |
| 2006-07-05 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | MOTORCYCLE FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT ON RUGGED MOUNTAIN ROADWAY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. SHIFTING REQUIRED STOPPING THE VEHICL… |
| 2006-06-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | 2005 BMW R1200GS. ABS OFF, BLINKING BRAKE FAILURE, ONLY RESIDUAL BRAKING. DEALER RESET THE ABS COMPUTER, BUT CAME BACK… |
| 2006-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | Yes | 1 | IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, I HAVE RIDDEN OVER 100,000 MILES ON SIX DIFFERENT BMW MOTORCYCLES, ALL PURCHASED NEW. I RIDE Y… |