Recalls (1)

Date	NHTSA ID	Component	Units	Completion
2005-04-27	`05V172000`	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	500	—	Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2017-11-08	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R1200. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE CYCLE, IT FAILED AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FR…
2016-09-30	POWER TRAIN	No	0	DRIVE SHAFT U-JOINT FAILURE RIDING ON INTERSTATE 5. BIKE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND WHEN CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED, VIBRATION ST…
2016-02-19	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN THE MOTORCYCLE INCREASED SPEED AND RPM'S IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT OF THROTTLE I WAS …
2013-11-10	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	AFTER FILLING MY BMW MOTORCYCLE WITH GAS I PARKED IT TO VISIT WITH SOME OTHER RIDERS. AFTER A SHORT TIME RETURNED TO MY…
2013-10-06	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	WHILE RIDING MY BMW R1200RT TODAY I STARTED SMELLING GAS. I RETURNED HOME AND PUT THE MOTORCYCLE IN THE GARAGE. IT …
2013-04-04	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	PLASTIC FEMALE FITTING ON TOP OF FUEL PUMP HAS SEVERAL CRACKS WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE. *TR
2012-12-04	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	THE FUEL STRIP FAILED ON THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE MOTORCYCLE, EVEN BY BMW. THIS COULD CR…
2012-07-06	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	THIS FAILURE IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 2005 BMW R1200RT. THE SAME FUEL PUMP IS USED FROM 2005-2009 IN THE RT1200RT AND R120…
2012-06-20	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	FUEL TANK QUICK DISCONNECT CRACKED SPILLING FUEL WHILE RIDING. *TT
2012-02-08	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	No	0	I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE IN A 50MPH RESIDENTIAL ZONE IN FAIRLY HEAVY EVENING TRAFFIC WHEN THE …
2012-01-30	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	CRACKS ON THE HIGH PRESSURE SIDE OF FUEL PUMP AT THE FITTING. THIS WILL CAUSE FUEL TO LEAK UNDER OPERATION WITH POSSIBL…
2012-01-29	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE FUEL QUICK DISCONNECT REINFORCEMENT FLANGE ON THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING. THIS COULD LEAD TO A …
2012-01-23	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	MULTIPLE CRACKS IN FUEL PUMP HOUSING AT FLANGE WHERE FUEL LINE CONNECTS. ODOR AND GAS LEAKAGE. *TR
2010-11-19	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FLANGE AROUND THE FEMALE QUICK-DISCONNECT FITTING. PLASTIC FLANGE IS LOCATED ON TOP OF FUEL …
2010-08-02	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	ABS MODULATOR FAILED. $3500 REPAIR. *TR
2009-06-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R 1200 RT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING ONTO THE MUFFLER, WHICH PREV…
2009-05-08	STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND	No	0	UPON RETURNING HOME FROM A RIDE ON MY 2005 BMW R1200RT MOTORCYCLE, I ATTEMPTED TO LOWER MY SIDE STAND AND NOTICED THAT …
2008-08-26	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW R1200 RT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS. HE NOTICED GASOLINE …
2007-11-07	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT	No	0	FINAL DRIVE FAILURE. *TR
2007-09-12	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE	No	0	FINAL DRIVE FAILURES ARE BECOMING ALL TOO COMMON ON BMW MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM 2005 ON. BMW IS TAKING A NONCHAL…
2005-09-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	Yes	1	FRONT BRAKES LOCKING UP,AND REAR BRAKES SQUEELING. *NM
2005-06-28	VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES	No	0	REARVIEW MIRRORS ON BMW R1200RT MOTORCYCLE ARE INADEQUATE. VIEW IS 75-80% BLOCKED BY HANDS AND REAR SADDLEBAGS.